Oman in September

Khareef ends; heat eases slowly in the north late in the month; hatchling season on the turtle beaches.

• Muscat and the Batinah coast · Muscat, Sohar, Surhot

  Winter days 25–28 °C; May–August reach 45 °C with humidity on the coast. Cyclones are rare but possible in May–June and October–November.

• Interior and desert · Nizwa, Bahla, Ibri, Wahiba Sandshot

  Dry heat, 45–50 °C in summer; desert nights in December–January can drop near 10 °C.

• Mountains · Jebel Akhdar, Jebel Shams (2,000–3,000 m)best weather

  About 10–15 °C cooler than Muscat; winter nights near freezing on Jebel Shams, and summer is the escape from the coast heat.

• Dhofar · Salalah, Mirbat, Mughsailfine

  The khareef monsoon (about late June to late September) brings drizzle, fog and 25 °C with green hills; the rest of the year is dry and warm beach weather.

• Musandam · Khasab and the fjordshot

  Same heat rhythm as Muscat; calm seas for dhow cruises in winter.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Khareef season (Dhofar) big impact

  About 21 Jun – 21 Sep

  Salalah tourism festival; hotels, cars and flights at peak prices; roads from the north busy with GCC drivers.

Crowds · Oman

Medium

Prices · Oman

Medium

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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Rated best or good this month

• Mountains

  Best weather of the year (Jebel Akhdar, Jebel Shams (2,000–3,000 m))

• Salalah

  Best months: Jun–Sep for the khareef; Oct–Mar for warm, dry weather outside monsoon season