Qal‘at Bīshah monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Qal‘at Bīshah

Qal‘at Bīshah average temperature chart (Celsius) Qal‘at Bīshah average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Qal‘at Bīshah (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.3 26.3 29.7 31.9 35.4 37.6 38.3 38.1 36 31.6 28.2 24.9
°F 75.8 79.3 85.5 89.3 95.7 99.7 100.9 100.6 96.8 88.9 82.8 76.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Qal‘at Bīshah monthly rainfall chart (mm) Qal‘at Bīshah monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Qal‘at Bīshah (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 9 6 30 32 21 2 4 6 2 5 13 7
inches 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.3
Rainy days 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1

Average annual rainfall in Qal‘at Bīshah: 198.666mm (78.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Qal‘at Bīshah

Qal‘at Bīshah average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Qal‘at Bīshah
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.6 8.3 8.8 9.8 10.6 9.9 8.2 8.7 9.9 10.3 9 7.9

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Qal‘at Bīshah average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Qal‘at Bīshah average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Qal‘at Bīshah (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 9.3 11.4 15.6 17.8 21.3 22.8 24.2 24.4 20.7 16 12.6 9.9
Max °C 24.7 26.7 30.1 32.2 35.8 38 38.6 38.5 36.4 32 28.6 25.3
Min °F 48.7 52.4 60 64 70.3 73 75.6 75.8 69.2 60.8 54.7 49.8
Max °F 62.6 66.2 73 77 83.3 86.7 88.5 88.5 83.3 75.2 69.1 63.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Qal‘at Bīshah average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Qal‘at Bīshah average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Qal‘at Bīshah in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 25.9 25.2 25.7 27.2 29.1 29.9 30.3 30.6 30.7 30.5 29.3 27.4
°F 78.6 77.4 78.2 81 84.4 85.8 86.6 87 87.2 87 84.7 81.4

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Qal‘at Bīshah average winspeed by month (km/h) Qal‘at Bīshah average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Qal‘at Bīshah (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 14 14 13 12 14 17 16 11 11 9 8
mph 8 9 9 8 7 9 10 10 7 7 6 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Qal‘at Bīshah relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Qal‘at Bīshah
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
66% 60% 55% 54% 47% 34% 35% 37% 40% 49% 60% 64%

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Qal‘at Bīshah weather stats

Qal‘at Bīshah weather statistics
Hottest month: July 38.3°C 100.9°F
Driest month: September 2mm 0.1ins
Sunniest month: October 10.3hrs
Coldest month: January 24.3°C 75.7°F
Wettest month: April 32mm 1.3ins
Warmest sea: September 30.7°C 87.3°F
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