Muscat vs Riyadh: which is better, month by month

Muscat beats Riyadh in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in August (53 vs 29) — while Riyadh wins March to May; they are within 3 points in the other 4 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.

Muscat

🇴🇲 Oman · arid climate

Best month: January 93/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Riyadh

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · arid climate

Best month: February 91/100
Months won: 3 of 12

Muscat vs Riyadh — all 12 months

Month	Muscat	Riyadh	Winner	Gap
January	93Swarm, dry	85Anice, dry, poor air quality	Muscat	8
February	89Awarm, dry	91Snice, dry, poor air quality	Tie	2
March	81Ahot, dry	87Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	6
April	70Bsweltering, dry	74Bhot, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	4
May	42Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	49Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Riyadh	7
June	36Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	34Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Tie	2
July	46Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	26Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Muscat	20
August	53Dsweltering, dry	29Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Muscat	24
September	58Dsweltering, dry	42Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Muscat	16
October	66Csweltering, dry	69Chot, dry, poor air quality	Tie	3
November	78Bhot, dry	81Awarm, dry, poor air quality	Tie	3
December	87Awarm, dry	83Anice, dry, poor air quality	Muscat	4

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (53 vs 29). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.