Sur, Oman

If you're planning an outdoors-led escape, Sur deserves a close look. This Oman destination lies in dry, desert-edge country, and its climate record peaks at a 98/100 sun score in November — 30°C afternoons under 11% average cloud cover.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 25°C (January) and 40°C (June). On the rain ledger, June is the safest bet at a 0% chance of a wet day, while March climbs to 6%. The genuinely warm window — average highs of 24°C or better — covers January–December.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 35°C highs with 3% rain-day odds, summer 39°C at 2%, autumn 33°C at 3%, and winter 26°C at 3%. Winter wins on the numbers and summer loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, January buys you 25°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.

Best months to visit Sur

Our month-by-month scoring puts November first (98/100), with January (97) and February (97) close behind. In practice you have flexibility — January–April and October–December all stay above a 70 sun score. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is July (64/100).

For context: in November, Sur is drier than 64% of the desert destinations we track.

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As of the latest refresh, Sur's next 16 days span 22°C to 35°C; 16 days look mostly sunny while none look likely to be wet — a live sun score of 85/100.