Bahla weather in August

In August, Bahla sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bahla's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bahla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
28°
10th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:51 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
40%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bahla reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Bahla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Bahla weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°71.210.79.2
Feb26° / 15°50.811.29.0
Mar29° / 18°181.811.87.2
Apr33° / 23°91.612.54.4
May38° / 27°41.213.11.7
Jun40° / 29°51.513.40.2
Jul39° / 29°142.913.30.5
Aug38° / 28°113.212.81.2
Sep36° / 26°20.612.12.5
Oct33° / 23°30.711.54.8
Nov28° / 19°70.710.97.9
Dec25° / 15°40.610.69.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36733
46733
56733
66931
76931
87030
97129
107228
117426
127525
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318812

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bahla gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
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412
512
612
712
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912
1012
1112
1212
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268
278
287
297
306
316

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1302723146
2302723146
3302823136
4292923136
5292924126
6283024126
7283025125
8273026125
9263127125
10253128115
11253128114
12243129114
13243230114
14233330113
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3134342481

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:456:49
213.15:456:48
313.05:466:48
413.05:466:47
513.05:466:47
613.05:476:46
713.05:476:45
813.05:486:45
912.95:486:44
1012.95:486:43
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1312.95:506:41
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1812.85:526:37
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2712.65:556:29
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2912.55:556:27
3012.55:566:26
3112.55:566:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
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246.4Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bahla

In seasonPeak

In August, Bahla sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bahla sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bahla?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bahla.

What to pack for Bahla in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Bahla sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bahla in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bahla peaks around May 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 16UV 11Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Bahla in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bahla is worst in July — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1875 µg/m³Dec 1221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr41Poor
May46Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul78Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bahla?

Bahla sits at 23.0°N, 57.3°E, 582 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Nizwa, 24 km away.

AdamSamā’ilSufālat Samā’il‘IbrīBidbid

Topography around Bahla

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bahla.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bahla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 604 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,918 m.

The land around Bahla is covered by bare terrain (72%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
731 m
80 km
2,918 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
August weather nearby: Nizwa 24 km · Rustaq 47 km · Izkī 48 km · Adam 70 km · Samā’il 75 km · Sufālat Samā’il 82 km · ‘Ibrī 85 km · Bidbid 97 km

Oman travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,947
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 407
Religion
Muslim 86%Christian 6%Hindu 6%other and unaffiliated 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bahla (22.9789°, 57.3047°, elevation 582 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).