Şaḩam Weather in August
Şaḩam in August
The short of it: Şaḩam in August averages a high of 36 °C (97 °F) and a low of 29 °C (84 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 12 h 58 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 36° · low 29° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 12 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Şaḩam an average August high of 36°, a low of 29° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° 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 58 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, Şaḩam runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Sohar, 27 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Şaḩam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoharAl Batinah North | 27 km NW | 37° | 29° | 1.0 mm |
| Al KhābūrahAl Batinah North | 30 km SE | 37° | 29° | 1.0 mm |
| LiwáAl Batinah North | 52 km NW | 37° | 29° | 1.0 mm |
| As SuwayqAl Batinah North | 66 km ESE | 37° | 28° | 1.0 mm |
| ShināşAl Batinah North | 76 km NW | 37° | 29° | 1.0 mm |
| RustaqAl Batinah South | 103 km SSE | 38° | 27° | 11 mm |
| Al BuraymīAl Buraimi | 111 km W | 43° | 31° | 2.0 mm |
| KalbāSharjah | 112 km NNW | 38° | 30° | 1.0 mm |