Dead Sea vs Salalah: which is better, month by month

Salalah beats Dead Sea in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (96 vs 81) — while Dead Sea wins April to May; they are within 3 points in the other 5 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.

Dead Sea vs Salalah — all 12 months

MonthDead SeaSalalahWinnerGap
January81Anice, a little rain96Swarm, drySalalah15
February85Anice, a little rain96Shot, dry, poor air qualitySalalah11
March91Snice, dry94Shot, dry, poor air qualityTie3
April97Shot, dry92Ssweltering, dry, poor air qualityDead Sea5
May94Ssweltering, dry88Asweltering, a little rainDead Sea6
June90Ssweltering, dry90Ssweltering, dry, muggy airTie0
July87Asweltering, dry90Shot, dry, poor air qualityTie3
August86Asweltering, dry91Shot, dry, poor air qualitySalalah5
September89Asweltering, dry92Ssweltering, dry, muggy airTie3
October94Shot, dry93Ssweltering, dryTie1
November90Swarm, dry95Shot, drySalalah5
December82Anice, dry94Shot, dry, poor air qualitySalalah12

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (81 vs 96). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Dead Sea

🇯🇴 Jordan · arid climate

Best month
April 97/100
Months won
2 of 12

Salalah

🇴🇲 Oman · arid climate

Best month
January 96/100
Months won
5 of 12

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