Şalālah
City in Oman: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Downtown Salalah Oman: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Şalālah is a city in Oman, in Dhofar. About 163,140 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Oman in our atlas.
It lies at 17.02° N, 54.09° E, about 13 m (43 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Muscat time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Şalālah. Green dots: other major cities of Oman. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Şalālah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 31°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 17°C (63°F). Around 363 mm (14 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
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.
What to eat in OmanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 286621 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1294439 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Downtown Salalah Oman: StellarD, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)