Oman’s rugged landscape dramatically falls away into the sea and influences the wind direction, which is predominantly a land-sea breeze. With a progressive build-up of wind during the early morning, the sailors do most of their racing in moderate and stable 10 to 14 knot breezes.

Mussanah enjoys a stable tropical/sub-tropical weather system which can occasionally interrupt the land sea breeze pattern. However, these pressure ridges have become extremely rare in recent years.

Strong winds known as a shamal can blow in from time to time, usually blowing in at an angle of 325 degrees (north-westerly direction) along the coast. The shamal season is November to February, although they can occur at other times. A shamal can be short lived or can set in for some days. During the winter, the wind is cold and blows from crystal clear skies with speeds reaching up to 30+ knots.

 

 

10 – 17

Knots

Average Wind

 

22 ℃

Average Minimum
Temperature

 

10mm

Average Precipitation /
Rainfall

 

26 

Average Maximum
Temperature

 

3

Wet Days
(>0.1 Min)

 

24 

Average
Temperature

 

11hrs

Average Sunlight
Hours / Day