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Saiq is a town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, in northeastern Oman. It has its own airport, Saiq Airport.[1]
Key Information
Climate
[edit]Saiq has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk),[2] with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is higher, and temperatures are lower, than in many other towns in Oman due to its high altitude in the Al Hajar Mountains. The highest temperature recorded in Saiq is 40.4 °C (104.7 °F), recorded on 5 July 2008,[3] and the lowest temperature is −3.6 °C (25.5 °F), recorded on January 26, 1983.[4][5]
| Climate data for Saiq | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
40.4 (104.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.4 (54.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.2 (0.24) |
60.1 (2.37) |
51.9 (2.04) |
32.6 (1.28) |
26.2 (1.03) |
13.0 (0.51) |
37.2 (1.46) |
51.2 (2.02) |
18.6 (0.73) |
1.6 (0.06) |
5.8 (0.23) |
11.7 (0.46) |
316.1 (12.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 24.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 58 | 45 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 43 |
| Source 1: NOAA [6] (extremes since 1983)[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Tutiempo.net (July and August maximum)[3] Deutscher Wetterdienst (precipitation days 2004-2019)[8] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Saiq airports". airportdatabase.net. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Climate: As Saiq (altitude: 1966m) - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
- ^ a b Date of maximum recorded temperature - "Climate Saiq - Year 2008". TuTiempo.net. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ Date of minimum recorded temperature - "Global Summary of the Day (GSOD)". National Climatic Data Center. Retrieved January 15, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Record temperatures - "Extreme Temperatures Around the World". Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Saiq Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "Global Summary of the Month, Station: Saiq - 41254" (CSV). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. 1. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "CDC Open Data: No. Days with precipitation > 1mm". German Meteorological Service. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
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