Mecca vs Muscat: which is better, month by month

Muscat beats Mecca in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (58 vs 43) — while Mecca wins 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.

Mecca vs Muscat — all 12 months

MonthMeccaMuscatWinnerGap
January90Swarm, dry93Swarm, dryTie3
February87Awarm, dry, poor air quality89Awarm, dryTie2
March78Bhot, dry, poor air quality81Ahot, dryTie3
April65Csweltering, dry, poor air quality70Bsweltering, dryMuscat5
May48Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality42Fsweltering, dry, poor air qualityMecca6
June35Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality36Fsweltering, dry, poor air qualityTie1
July41Fsweltering, dry46Fsweltering, dry, poor air qualityMuscat5
August45Fsweltering, dry53Dsweltering, dryMuscat8
September43Fsweltering, dry58Dsweltering, dryMuscat15
October60Csweltering, dry66Csweltering, dryMuscat6
November76Bhot, dry78Bhot, dryTie2
December83Awarm, dry, poor air quality87Awarm, dryMuscat4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is September (43 vs 58). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Mecca

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · arid climate

Best month
January 90/100
Months won
1 of 12

Muscat

🇴🇲 Oman · arid climate

Best month
January 93/100
Months won
6 of 12

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