Sohar Weather in August
Sohar in August
The short of it: Sohar in August averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 29 °C (84 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 12 h 59 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 29° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 12 h 59 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Sohar an average August high of 37°, a low of 29° 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 59 min in mid-August, 32 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, Sohar runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Liwá, 25 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Sohar, 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
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 59 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiwáAl Batinah North | 25 km NW | 37° | 29° | 1.0 mm |
| ŞaḩamAl Batinah North | 27 km SE | 36° | 29° | 1.0 mm |
| ShināşAl Batinah North | 50 km NNW | 37° | 29° | 1.0 mm |
| Al KhābūrahAl Batinah North | 57 km SE | 37° | 29° | 1.0 mm |
| KalbāSharjah | 86 km NNW | 38° | 30° | 1.0 mm |
| Ţarīf KalbāFujairah | 89 km NNW | 38° | 30° | 1.0 mm |
| As SuwayqAl Batinah North | 92 km SE | 37° | 28° | 1.0 mm |
| FujairahFujairah | 93 km NNW | 37° | 29° | 1.0 mm |