Wind statistics for Salalah
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Salalah, Oman — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 5.3 mph
- Average gusts: 12.7 mph
- Average daily rain: 0.6 mm
- Average temperature: 26°C
- Good kite days: 19 a year
- Best month: December (kite score 93/100)
- Windiest month: December (7.4 mph)
- Calmest month: September (4.4 mph)
- Rainiest month: August (1.9 mm)
How Salalah compares
Salalah ranks #244 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 25% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, December, scores 93/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1 mph | 16.3 mph | 0.1 mm | 23°C | 7 | 89 | YES |
| February | 4.9 mph | 11.9 mph | 0.1 mm | 24°C | 2 | 30 | NOPE |
| March | 5.3 mph | 12.9 mph | 0.6 mm | 26°C | 2 | 69 | EH… |
| April | 4.9 mph | 12.2 mph | 0.3 mm | 28°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| May | 4.9 mph | 12.4 mph | 0.3 mm | 30°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| June | 5.5 mph | 13.6 mph | 0.5 mm | 29°C | 1 | 71 | EH… |
| July | 5.2 mph | 12.6 mph | 0.9 mm | 27°C | 0 | 68 | EH… |
| August | 4.9 mph | 11.4 mph | 1.9 mm | 26°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| September | 4.4 mph | 10.9 mph | 0.9 mm | 27°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| October | 4.4 mph | 10.5 mph | 0.9 mm | 27°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| November | 4.9 mph | 11.5 mph | 0.3 mm | 26°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| December | 7.4 mph | 16.6 mph | 0.1 mm | 24°C | 7 | 93 | YES |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Salalah, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Salalah using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.