Manama weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇭 Bahrain · coastal city break · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Manama is May — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with October and February close behind. Manama averages about 2,892 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in May.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,892
- Sunniest month
- May
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 68 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 35°C / 95°F
- Population
- 564k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Manama?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Manama is May, then October and February. The dullest month is July (67/100, 0 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Manama?
Manama gets a lot of sun: around 2,892 hours a year. May (96/100) is noticeably better than July (67). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Bahrain. Rain is a non-event in Manama — about 68 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 86 | 19° / 66°F | 18° / 64°F | 12 mm | 4 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 95 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 8 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 95 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 7 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| April | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 7 mm | 8 | 25° / 77°F |
| May | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 0 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 86 | 33° / 91°F | 30° / 86°F | 0 mm | 9 | 33° / 91°F |
| July | 67 | 35° / 95°F | 32° / 90°F | 0 mm | 9 | 34° / 93°F |
| August | 67 | 35° / 95°F | 33° / 91°F | 0 mm | 9 | 35° / 95°F |
| September | 77 | 34° / 93°F | 32° / 90°F | 0 mm | 8 | 34° / 93°F |
| October | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 29° / 84°F | 2 mm | 6 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 93 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 16 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| December | 93 | 22° / 72°F | 20° / 68°F | 16 mm | 4 | 21° / 70°F |
Sea temperature in Manama by month
The sea off Manama is warmest in August at around 35°C / 95°F, and coolest in January at 19°C / 66°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 10 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ad Dammam Saudi Arabia · 87 km · best in Feb · 3,439 h sun/yr
- Doha Qatar · 147 km · best in May · 2,868 h sun/yr
- Asaluyeh Iran · 242 km · best in Apr · 3,506 h sun/yr
- Bushehr Iran · 298 km · best in May · 3,361 h sun/yr
- Kish Iran · 334 km · best in May · 3,396 h sun/yr
- Shiraz Iran · 411 km · best in May · 3,687 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hofuf Saudi Arabia · 159 km · 3,616 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Delma United Arab Emirates · 259 km · 3,113 h sun/yr · best in May
- Lamerd Iran · 281 km · 3,564 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Manama compares month by month: Manama vs Riyadh · Manama vs Doha · Manama vs Ad Dammam · Manama vs Asaluyeh · all comparisons
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