Middle East & North Africa · City travel

Best time to visit Muscat

Mid Nov–Mid Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.1°C, with 0.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Muscat
Photo: Tristan (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Muscat season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 98.5)Mid Jan: Best (season score 95.1)Late Jan: Best (season score 96.4)Early Feb: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Feb: Best (season score 97.8)Late Feb: Best (season score 95.1)Early Mar: Best (season score 94.4)Mid Mar: Best (season score 90.6)Late Mar: Great (season score 81.6)Early Apr: Great (season score 73.1)Mid Apr: Good (season score 59.8)Late Apr: Fair (season score 42.3)Early May: Fair (season score 36.8)Mid May: Off-season (season score 16.8)Late May: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 15.5)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 13.2)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 11.9)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 19.9)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 28.1)Late Jul: Fair (season score 31.6)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 27.9)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 40.7)Late Aug: Good (season score 58.6)Early Sep: Fair (season score 41.5)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 50.1)Late Sep: Good (season score 67.4)Early Oct: Okay (season score 47.9)Mid Oct: Good (season score 64.2)Late Oct: Great (season score 78.7)Early Nov: Great (season score 83.0)Mid Nov: Best (season score 96.2)Late Nov: Best (season score 99.6)Early Dec: Best (season score 99.6)Mid Dec: Best (season score 98.4)Late Dec: Best (season score 98.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 2 (Avoid non-essential travel)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest25.1°C0.838.8%
FebruaryBest26.6°C0.532.9%
MarchBest29.8°C0.733.8%
AprilGood34.8°C0.530.8%
MayOff-season39.6°C0.422.3%
JuneAvoid39.4°C0.428.7%
JulyOff-season37.4°C0.642.2%
AugustFair35.7°C0.935.6%
SeptemberOkay35.6°C0.422.3%
OctoberGood34.6°C0.519.2%
NovemberBest30.2°C0.526.9%
DecemberBest26.7°C0.534.8%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: SEEB INTL(10 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.