Barkā’ Weather in August
Barkā’ in August
The short of it: Barkā’ in August averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 12 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 27° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 12 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Barkā’ an average August high of 37°, a low of 27° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 57 min in mid-August, 31 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Barkā’ runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Seeb, 31 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
August in Barkā’, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeebMuscat | 31 km E | 36° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| BidbidAd Dakhiliyah | 39 km SE | 37° | 27° | 13 mm |
| Sufālat Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah | 42 km SSE | 37° | 26° | 19 mm |
| Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah | 43 km S | 36° | 26° | 24 mm |
| As SuwayqAl Batinah North | 49 km WNW | 37° | 28° | 1.0 mm |
| BawsharMuscat | 54 km ESE | 36° | 27° | 2.0 mm |
| MuscatMuscat | 54 km E | 36° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| Bayt al ‘AwābīAl Batinah South | 56 km SW | 37° | 26° | 20 mm |