Sur Weather in August
Sur in August
The short of it: Sur in August averages a high of 36 °C (98 °F) and a low of 26 °C (79 °F), with 3.0 mm (0.12 in) of rain and about 12 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 36° · low 26° · rain 3.0 mm · daylight 12 h 54 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Sur an average August high of 36°, a low of 26° and some 3.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 36° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 3.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 54 min in mid-August, 29 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 December.
Against its neighbours, Sur runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Badīyah, 76 km to the W, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Sur, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BadīyahNortheastern Governorate | 76 km W | 37° | 25° | 16 mm |
| Al QābilNortheastern Governorate | 86 km W | 38° | 25° | 15 mm |
| QurayyātMuscat | 99 km NW | 36° | 27° | 2.0 mm |
| Ibrā’Northeastern Governorate | 103 km W | 37° | 25° | 15 mm |
| MuscatMuscat | 161 km NW | 36° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| BawsharMuscat | 161 km NW | 36° | 27° | 2.0 mm |
| BidbidAd Dakhiliyah | 171 km WNW | 37° | 27° | 13 mm |
| Sufālat Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah | 176 km WNW | 37° | 26° | 19 mm |