Samā’il weather in July

In July, Samā’il sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 30°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Samā’il's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samā’il's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
30°
12th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:35 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
36%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical July day in Samā’il reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 30°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Samā’il

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Samā’il weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°122.410.78.9
Feb26° / 16°121.811.28.8
Mar29° / 19°293.311.86.9
Apr33° / 23°193.212.54.1
May38° / 28°51.513.11.4
Jun40° / 30°70.713.40.1
Jul39° / 30°101.713.30.4
Aug38° / 28°61.912.81.1
Sep37° / 26°00.212.12.3
Oct33° / 23°71.111.54.7
Nov28° / 19°162.210.97.7
Dec25° / 15°152.310.68.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Samā’il gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
148231981
246232191
344232291
4412324101
5392425111
6362426122
7342428122
8312429132
9292530142
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Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:296:54
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313.45:306:54
413.45:306:54
513.45:306:54
613.45:316:54
713.45:316:54
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913.45:326:54
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1213.35:336:54
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Samā’il

In seasonPeak

In July, Samā’il sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Samā’il sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is July a good time to visit Samā’il?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Samā’il.

What to pack for Samā’il in July

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

In July, Samā’il sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 30°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Samā’il in July

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 56 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 Samā’il in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Samā’il peaks around May 15 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highHighMay 15UV 11Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Samā’il in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Samā’il is worst in July — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1882 µg/m³Dec 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr43Poor
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul84Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Samā’il?

Samā’il sits at 23.3°N, 58.0°E, 405 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Sufālat Samā’il, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Samā’il

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samā’il has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 425 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,081 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,973 m.

The land around Samā’il is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
346 m
16 km
2,081 m
80 km
2,973 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Sufālat Samā’il 7.0 km · Bidbid 22 km · Barkā’ 43 km · Izkī 45 km · Seeb 48 km · Rustaq 55 km · Bawshar 55 km · Muscat 56 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 Samā’il (23.2984°, 57.9531°, elevation 405 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).