Seeb weather in January

In January, Seeb sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Seeb's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Seeb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:56 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
22%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Seeb is City in Oman.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical January day in Seeb reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Seeb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Seeb weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 21°162.510.78.7
Feb23° / 21°61.111.29.1
Mar25° / 23°81.111.89.0
Apr28° / 26°10.312.57.8
May32° / 29°0013.15.6
Jun33° / 31°90.213.44.8
Jul32° / 30°40.213.35.0
Aug31° / 29°0012.85.8
Sep31° / 29°0012.16.3
Oct30° / 28°00.211.46.9
Nov27° / 26°71.410.98.7
Dec24° / 23°122.310.69.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38911
48812
58713
68713
78713
88713
98713
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Seeb gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days in January, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
67
77
87
98
108
118
128
138
149
159
169
1710
1810
1910
2010
2110
229
239
249
259
268
278
288
297
307
317

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118323614
219323514
319333413
419343413
520343313
620353213
720353113
821363112
922363012
1022363012
1123362911
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2227332910
2327323011
2426323111
2526313112
2625303113
2725293214
2825293215
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3024283216
3124273117

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
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912light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:535:27
210.66:545:28
310.66:545:29
410.66:545:29
510.66:555:30
610.66:555:30
710.66:555:31
810.66:555:32
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1010.66:555:33
1110.66:565:34
1210.66:565:34
1310.76:565:35
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2010.76:565:40
2110.86:565:41
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 4.39 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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214.4Bright
224.5Bright
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244.5Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Seeb

In seasonPeak

None of Seeb's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Seeb?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Seeb for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Seeb in January

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

In January, Seeb sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Seeb in January

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 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 Seeb in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Seeb 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 Seeb in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Seeb is worst in July — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1773 µg/m³Dec 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr36Poor
May44Poor
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul75Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep35Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Seeb?

Seeb sits at 23.7°N, 58.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Bawshar, 24 km away.

As SuwayqRustaq

Topography around Seeb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Seeb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,467 m.

The land around Seeb is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), water (28%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, water (50%) and bare terrain (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
329 m
80 km
2,467 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Bawshar 24 km · Muscat 24 km · Bidbid 30 km · Barkā’ 31 km · Sufālat Samā’il 43 km · Samā’il 48 km · As Suwayq 79 km · Rustaq 84 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 Seeb (23.6703°, 58.1891°, elevation 7 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).