Liwá weather in August

In August, Liwá sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Liwá's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Liwá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
4th warmest
Overnight low
30°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:52 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
19%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical August day in Liwá reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C cooler than July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Liwá

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
31 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.

Liwá 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°132.110.68.9
Feb25° / 17°111.911.18.9
Mar28° / 20°182.611.87.7
Apr33° / 24°81.612.64.8
May37° / 28°20.813.22.1
Jun38° / 31°20.313.51.3
Jul37° / 31°40.213.41.8
Aug36° / 30°10.212.92.5
Sep35° / 29°10.212.23.3
Oct33° / 26°51.211.44.7
Nov29° / 21°91.710.87.6
Dec25° / 18°142.210.58.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68614
78812
88812
98911
108911
118911
12919
13919
14919
15928
16937
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21946
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25955
26955
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29955
30964
31973

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Liwá 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1027162649
2027162749
3017162748
4017162749
5017162849
6017152850
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8016142851
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10016132852
11016122853
12015122755
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 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 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:456:54
213.15:466:54
313.15:466:53
413.15:476:53
513.15:476:52
613.15:486:51
713.05:486:51
813.05:486:50
913.05:496:49
1013.05:496:48
1113.05:506:48
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2812.65:576:33
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3112.55:586:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Liwá

In seasonPeak

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

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

Liwá sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is August a good time to visit Liwá?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Liwá. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Liwá in August

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

In August, Liwá sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Liwá in August

The nearest coast averages about 32°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in July at about 32°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

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

25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Liwá 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 Liwá peaks around May 24 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 24UV 10Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Liwá 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 Liwá is worst in July — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1679 µg/m³Oct 2444 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Liwá?

Liwá sits at 24.5°N, 56.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Sohar, 25 km away.

KalbāŢarīf KalbāFujairahReef Al Fujairah City

Topography around Liwá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Liwá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 12 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 m.

The land around Liwá is covered by bare terrain (54%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
672 m
80 km
1,562 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
August weather nearby: Sohar 25 km · Shināş 25 km · Şaḩam 52 km · Hatta 53 km · Kalbā 62 km · Ţarīf Kalbā 64 km · Fujairah 69 km · Reef Al Fujairah City 75 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 Liwá (24.5308°, 56.563°, elevation 9 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).