Madha weather in August

In August, Madha sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% 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 Madha's 6th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
30°
10th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:52 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
18%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical August day in Madha reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°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 Madha

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.

Madha weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 17°243.210.68.5
Feb24° / 18°152.411.18.8
Mar26° / 20°252.411.88.4
Apr30° / 24°6112.66.3
May34° / 28°10.213.23.8
Jun36° / 30°10.213.52.8
Jul35° / 31°40.213.43.1
Aug35° / 30°00.112.93.7
Sep34° / 29°10.312.24.4
Oct32° / 26°30.911.45.7
Nov28° / 23°101.910.88.1
Dec24° / 19°162.410.58.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% 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 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58911
68911
78911
89010
9919
10919
11928
12928
13937
14946
15946
16955
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19964
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22973
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27973
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31982

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Madha gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August, the driest month. 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
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101
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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101122463
201112464
301112464
401112464
501102465
601102465
70192367
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100182269
110172171
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241182070
251292068
261292167
271292167
281292266
2913102264
3013102363
3113102363

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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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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 6:57 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:456:57
213.25:456:56
313.25:466:55
413.15:466:55
513.15:476:54
613.15:476:53
713.15:486:53
813.15:486:52
913.05:496:51
1013.05:496:50
1113.05:506:50
1213.05:506:49
1313.05:516:48
1412.95:516:47
1512.95:526:46
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1812.85:536:44
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2012.85:546:42
2112.85:546:41
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2312.75:556:39
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2712.65:576:35
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2912.65:586:33
3012.65:586:32
3112.55:586:31

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Madha

In seasonPeak

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

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

Madha 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 Madha?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Madha in August

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

In August, Madha sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Madha 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 33°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

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

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Madha 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 Madha peaks around June 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 11UV 10Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Madha 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 Madha is worst in July — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1776 µg/m³Dec 1130 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr53Poor
May61Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul77Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Madha?

Madha sits at 25.3°N, 56.3°E, 0 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Khor Fakkan, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Madha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madha has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,100 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,053 m.

The land around Madha is covered by bare terrain (79%) within 3 km, bare terrain (58%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (63%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
495 m
16 km
1,100 m
80 km
2,053 m
treesshrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Khor Fakkan 5.0 km · Reef Al Fujairah City 18 km · Fujairah 19 km · Ţarīf Kalbā 24 km · Kalbā 26 km · Dibba Al-Fujairah 35 km · Dibba Al-Hisn 38 km · Adh Dhayd 45 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 Madha (25.2836°, 56.332°, elevation 0 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).