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Musandam Governorate · OmanSummit weather, forecast and climate
Jabal as Sayḩ
1,746 mOman / United Arab Emirates border
Elevation1,746 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul34°average high
25.97° N, 56.19° EElevation 1,746 mUTC+4 · Gulf Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,746 m
- Mid-mountain1,530 m
- Valley · Dafalas1,312 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Jabal as Sayḩ in brief
Jabal as Sayḩ rises to 1,746 m, Musandam Governorate, Oman.
At the summit, June is the mildest month with average highs of 34°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The summit lies on the border between Oman and the United Arab Emirates, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.
The nearest town in the atlas is Dafalas, 4.8 km to the SW at 1,312 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,746 m · 5,728 ft
- Region
- Musandam Governorate
- Country
- Oman
- Coordinates
- 25.9720, 56.1914
- Nearest airport
- Khasab Airport (KHS) · 23 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Jabal as Sayḩ by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 13° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 31° | 34° | 34° | 33° | 31° | 26° | 20° | 16° |
| Average low | 8° | 9° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 17° | 13° | 10° |
| Precipitation | 43 mm | 52 mm | 60 mm | 11 mm | 4 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 4 mm | 10 mm | 46 mm |
| Cloud cover | 20% | 18% | 22% | 17% | 8% | 2% | 8% | 6% | 1% | 4% | 10% | 19% |
| Daylight | 10h 41 | 11h 17 | 11h 59 | 12h 46 | 13h 24 | 13h 45 | 13h 37 | 13h 04 | 12h 20 | 11h 35 | 10h 53 | 10h 32 |
| Month score | 64 | 75 | 84 | 95 | 72 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 74 | 95 | 97 | 75 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 3,350 m | 3,650 m | 4,150 m | 4,900 m | 5,750 m | 6,250 m | 6,300 m | 6,200 m | 5,850 m | 5,050 m | 4,300 m | 3,700 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Jabal as Sayḩ in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of OmanPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabal Al Harim | 2,087 m | 1,727 m | 4.1 km E | 33° |
| Jebel Jais | 1,911 m | 431 m | 2.2 km S | 33° |
| Ra's Mintarah | 1,818 m | – | 7.7 km NE | 34° |
| Jabal Hadaba | 1,712 m | – | 5.3 km N | 34° |
| Jabal ar Rahrah | 1,691 m | 71 m | 5.0 km SW | 34° |
| Jabal Khawsha | 1,583 m | – | 9.7 km NE | 34° |
| Jabal Raḩabah | 1,575 m | 320 m | 9.1 km SW | 34° |
| Jabal Yabana | 1,480 m | – | 11 km S | 34° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Sha'am
Ras Al Khaimah · 12 km NW
34°Oct high
1wet day
59score
Around here
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Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Ra's Mintarah
1,818 m