Barkā’ is bathed in sunshine — 352 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Barkā’, Oman is a 70K-resident city with 352 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 36.1 µg/m³. A city in Oman.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 29 |
| Daily mean°C | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 27 |
| Daily low°C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 30 | 32 | 35 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 35 | 32 | 39 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 22 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 33 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 11 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 23 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 62 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 84 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 75 |
| Dewpoint°C | 13.7 | 17.5 | 20.9 | 23.0 | 25.9 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 27.9 | 27.3 | 22.6 | 20.2 | 16.7 | 22.7 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
| Clear skyindex | 63% | 83% | 71% | 78% | 86% | 90% | 60% | 65% | 79% | 83% | 89% | 85% | 78% |
| UV indexmax avg | 5.3 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 8.0 |
Outdoor living in Barkā’ is seasonal. Dinner outside is comfortable 11/12 months — impressive, while lunch outside works 5/12 months.
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Air Quality
Barkā’ reports an annual PM2.5 of 36.1 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Barkā’ reports an annual PM2.5 of 36.1 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 36.1 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Barkā’? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Barkā’'s annual PM2.5 of 36.1 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.
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