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Best Time for Oman's Mountains, Sands & Wadis

Last updated: 2026-09-14

Sweet spot: January, February, December. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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This cooler-season loop is conditional on the live road and weather check, the confirmed desert-camp transfer, and safe access at Wadi Shab and Jebel Shams; October and April still require heat-aware early starts.
The full mountain–desert–wadi loop is withheld in the hottest months because prolonged road, trail and desert exposure would undermine its defining days; choose a shorter heat-adapted Oman product instead.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	13.8°C	24.3°C	12 mm	10.7 h
February	14.9°C	26.6°C	11 mm	11.2 h
March	18.1°C	30.3°C	18 mm	11.8 h
April	22.6°C	35.0°C	13 mm	12.5 h
May	26.1°C	39.1°C	7 mm	13.1 h
June	27.7°C	40.3°C	13 mm	13.4 h
July	28.0°C	39.8°C	11 mm	13.3 h
August	27.0°C	38.9°C	8 mm	12.8 h
September	24.9°C	37.4°C	4 mm	12.1 h
October	22.5°C	34.1°C	6 mm	11.5 h
November	18.8°C	29.2°C	8 mm	10.9 h
December	15.4°C	25.7°C	8 mm	10.6 h

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