Muscat
Capital of Oman: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Old city of Maskat: Leon petrosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Muscat is the capital of Oman. About 797,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Oman in our atlas.
It lies at 23.58° N, 58.41° E, about 14 m (46 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Muscat time zone.
Location
Red dot: Muscat. Green dots: other major cities of Oman. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Muscat has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 40°C (104°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 14°C (58°F). Around 131 mm (5 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in OmanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 287286 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3826 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Old city of Maskat: Leon petrosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- MuscatGulfCup2: Pranav21391 (talk), Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Opera house Muscat: Arsalaan Ahmad, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stuffed Arabian Tahr: cosmo45, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Omani Heritage Gallery in October 2024: Alaa Najjar, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
