Duqm weather by month & the best time to visit
🇴🇲 Oman · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Duqm is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with February and November close behind. Duqm averages about 3,527 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,527
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 69 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Elevation
- 118 m
When is the best time to visit Duqm?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Duqm is January, then February and November. The dullest month is June (39/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Duqm?
Duqm is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,527 hours of sunshine a year. 60 Sunshine Score points separate January (99) from June (39), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 5 destinations in Oman for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,431 hours. Rain is a non-event in Duqm — about 69 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 15° / 59°F | 3 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| February | 99 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 4 mm | 9 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 15 mm | 10 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 59 | 36° / 97°F | 22° / 72°F | 5 mm | 11 | 25° / 77°F |
| May | 49 | 37° / 99°F | 24° / 75°F | 8 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| June | 39 | 38° / 100°F | 25° / 77°F | 14 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| July | 60 | 36° / 97°F | 23° / 73°F | 3 mm | 9 | 23° / 73°F |
| August | 70 | 35° / 95°F | 22° / 72°F | 1 mm | 10 | 21° / 70°F |
| September | 80 | 34° / 93°F | 22° / 72°F | 1 mm | 10 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 7 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 99 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 5 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 99 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 3 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
Sea temperature in Duqm by month
The sea off Duqm is warmest in November at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in August at 21°C / 70°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Muscat/Seeb Oman · 461 km · best in Nov · 3,431 h sun/yr
- Salalah Oman · 464 km · best in Jan · 3,585 h sun/yr
- Suhar Oman · 553 km · best in Oct · 3,427 h sun/yr
- Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates · 630 km · best in Feb · 3,431 h sun/yr
- Dubai United Arab Emirates · 680 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Sharjah United Arab Emirates · 683 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Al Ain United Arab Emirates · 569 km · 3,563 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Fujairah United Arab Emirates · 638 km · 3,209 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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