Aqaba vs Salalah: which is better, month by month

Salalah beats Aqaba in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (90 vs 80) — while Aqaba wins May; they are within 3 points in the other 6 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Aqaba vs Salalah — all 12 months

MonthAqabaSalalahWinnerGap
January90Snice, dry, clean air96Swarm, drySalalah6
February91Snice, dry, clean air96Shot, dry, poor air qualitySalalah5
March93Swarm, dry, clean air94Shot, dry, poor air qualityTie1
April94Shot, dry92Ssweltering, dry, poor air qualityTie2
May94Ssweltering, dry88Asweltering, a little rainAqaba6
June88Asweltering, dry90Ssweltering, dry, muggy airTie2
July80Asweltering, dry90Shot, dry, poor air qualitySalalah10
August82Asweltering, dry91Shot, dry, poor air qualitySalalah9
September93Ssweltering, dry92Ssweltering, dry, muggy airTie1
October96Shot, dry93Ssweltering, dryTie3
November96Swarm, dry, clean air95Shot, dryTie1
December89Anice, dry94Shot, dry, poor air qualitySalalah5

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (80 vs 90). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Aqaba

🇯🇴 Jordan · arid climate

Best month
October 96/100
Months won
1 of 12

Salalah

🇴🇲 Oman · arid climate

Best month
January 96/100
Months won
5 of 12

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