Editing Muscat (section)

===Climate===
{{Main|Climate of Muscat}}

Muscat features a hot, [[arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''BWh'') with long, sweltering summers and warm winters. Annual [[rainfall]] in Muscat is about {{convert|10|cm|in|0|disp=or}}, falling mostly from December to April. In general, precipitation is scarce in Muscat, with the months May to November typically receiving only a trace of rainfall. However, in recent years, heavy precipitation events from tropical systems originating in the Arabian Sea have struck the city. [[Cyclone Gonu]] in June 2007 and [[Cyclone Phet]] in June 2010 affected the city with damaging winds and rainfall amounts exceeding {{convert|100|mm|in|0|disp=or}} in just a single day. The climate generally is very hot and also very humid in the summer, with temperatures sometimes reaching as high as {{convert|45|°C|°F|disp=or}}.

{{Weather box|width=auto
| location = Muscat ([[Muscat International Airport]]) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–1990)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| collapsed = yes
| Jan record high C = 34.6
| Feb record high C = 38.2
| Mar record high C = 41.5
| Apr record high C = 44.9
| May record high C = 48.3
| Jun record high C = 48.5
| Jul record high C = 49.1
| Aug record high C = 49.2
| Sep record high C = 47.2
| Oct record high C = 43.6
| Nov record high C = 39.4
| Dec record high C = 37.8
| Jan high C = 25.1
| Feb high C = 26.3
| Mar high C = 29.4
| Apr high C = 34.6
| May high C = 39.5
| Jun high C = 39.4
| Jul high C = 37.3
| Aug high C = 35.9
| Sep high C = 35.5
| Oct high C = 34.6
| Nov high C = 29.9
| Dec high C = 26.6
| Jan mean C = 21.1
| Feb mean C = 22.2
| Mar mean C = 24.9
| Apr mean C = 29.5
| May mean C = 34.2
| Jun mean C = 34.8
| Jul mean C = 33.2
| Aug mean C = 31.6
| Sep mean C = 30.8
| Oct mean C = 29.4
| Nov mean C = 25.7
| Dec mean C = 22.5
| year mean C = 
| Jan low C = 16.7
| Feb low C = 17.8
| Mar low C = 20.3
| Apr low C = 24.7
| May low C = 29.1
| Jun low C = 30.4
| Jul low C = 30.0
| Aug low C = 28.4
| Sep low C = 27.1
| Oct low C = 24.7
| Nov low C = 21.0
| Dec low C = 17.9
| Jan record low C = 1.6
| Feb record low C = 2.3
| Mar record low C = 7.0
| Apr record low C = 10.3
| May record low C = 17.2
| Jun record low C = 21.6
| Jul record low C = 23.5
| Aug record low C = 21.3
| Sep record low C = 19.0
| Oct record low C = 14.3
| Nov record low C = 9.4
| Dec record low C = 4.5
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 14.3
| Feb precipitation mm = 6.5
| Mar precipitation mm = 11.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 11.4
| May precipitation mm = 2.5
| Jun precipitation mm = 7.0
| Jul precipitation mm = 1.7
| Aug precipitation mm = 0.7
| Sep precipitation mm = 0.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 0.9
| Nov precipitation mm = 6.9
| Dec precipitation mm = 9.8
| Jan humidity = 63
| Feb humidity = 64
| Mar humidity = 58
| Apr humidity = 45
| May humidity = 42
| Jun humidity = 49
| Jul humidity = 60
| Aug humidity = 67
| Sep humidity = 63
| Oct humidity = 55
| Nov humidity = 60
| Dec humidity = 65
| Jan sun = 268.6
| Feb sun = 244.8
| Mar sun = 278.3
| Apr sun = 292.5
| May sun = 347.4
| Jun sun = 325.7
| Jul sun = 277.7
| Aug sun = 278.6
| Sep sun = 303.9
| Oct sun = 316.9
| Nov sun = 291.9
| Dec sun = 267.0
| source 1 = NOAA (humidity and sun 1991–1960)<ref name=NOAA>{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/OM/41256.TXT |server=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |url-status=dead |title=Seeb Climate Normals 1961–1990 |access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref><ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url=https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Oman/CSV/Muscat_Int_41256.csv |title=World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date=January 4, 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = Starlings Roost Weather<ref>{{cite web |url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/worldclimate/graphs.php?climate=9120&code=41256
|title= MUSCAT INT'L AIRPORT Climate: 1991–2020
|publisher=Starlings Roost Weather
|access-date= 25 December 2024}}</ref>
}}