Bidbid weather in August

In August, Bidbid sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Bidbid's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bidbid's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
30°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:47 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
23%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bidbid reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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

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
26 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Bidbid weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°172.610.78.9
Feb26° / 17°111.611.28.8
Mar29° / 21°16211.87.1
Apr34° / 25°70.912.54.2
May38° / 29°10.313.11.3
Jun39° / 31°90.313.40.5
Jul39° / 31°30.313.30.9
Aug37° / 30°10.212.81.7
Sep36° / 28°0012.12.6
Oct34° / 24°10.311.54.3
Nov29° / 21°11110.97.3
Dec26° / 18°121.510.68.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27921
38020
48020
58020
68020
78218
88218
98317
108416
118515
128614
138713
148713
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219010
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259010
269010
279010
28919
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31919

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bidbid gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 0% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 69% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11102134276
21102135266
31102235266
41102236266
5192236266
6192237266
7192237266
8182238266
9182138266
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26592037272
27592137271
28592137261
295102237251
306102237251
316102337241

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:41 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:416:46
213.15:416:46
313.15:426:45
413.05:426:45
513.05:436:44
613.05:436:43
713.05:436:43
813.05:446:42
913.05:446:41
1012.95:456:41
1112.95:456:40
1212.95:456:39
1312.95:466:38
1412.95:466:38
1512.85:476:37
1612.85:476:36
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1812.85:486:34
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2012.75:496:33
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2712.65:516:26
2812.65:526:25
2912.55:526:24
3012.55:526:23
3112.55:536:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
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246.6Intense
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266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bidbid

In seasonPeak

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

Bidbid sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Bidbid sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Bidbid?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bidbid.

What to pack for Bidbid in August

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

In August, Bidbid sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bidbid in August

The nearest coast averages about 31°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 35 km away) is warmest in June at about 32°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Bidbid 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 Bidbid peaks around May 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 17UV 11Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Bidbid 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 Bidbid is worst in July — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1888 µg/m³Dec 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr42Poor
May49Poor
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul90Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct30Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bidbid?

Bidbid sits at 23.4°N, 58.1°E, 219 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Sufālat Samā’il, 15 km away.

IzkīRustaq

Topography around Bidbid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bidbid has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m around an average of 245 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,502 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,472 m.

The land around Bidbid is covered by bare terrain (83%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
299 m
16 km
1,502 m
80 km
2,472 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Sufālat Samā’il 15 km · Samā’il 22 km · Seeb 30 km · Bawshar 34 km · Muscat 35 km · Barkā’ 39 km · Izkī 64 km · Rustaq 72 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 Bidbid (23.4079°, 58.1283°, elevation 219 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).