Sohar Weather in May
Sohar in May
The short of it: Sohar in May averages a high of 39 °C (101 °F) and a low of 27 °C (81 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 13 h 19 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 39° · low 27° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 13 h 19 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Sohar an average May high of 39°, a low of 27° and some 4.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 39° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 19 min in mid-May, 37 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 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 May. Liwá, 25 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
May in Sohar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiwáAl Batinah North | 25 km NW | 39° | 27° | 4.0 mm |
| ŞaḩamAl Batinah North | 27 km SE | 38° | 28° | 4.0 mm |
| ShināşAl Batinah North | 50 km NNW | 39° | 28° | 4.0 mm |
| Al KhābūrahAl Batinah North | 57 km SE | 39° | 28° | 5.0 mm |
| KalbāSharjah | 86 km NNW | 40° | 28° | 3.0 mm |
| Ţarīf KalbāFujairah | 89 km NNW | 40° | 28° | 3.0 mm |
| As SuwayqAl Batinah North | 92 km SE | 40° | 27° | 3.0 mm |
| FujairahFujairah | 93 km NNW | 39° | 28° | 2.0 mm |