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Triplandio Muscat guide covers 3 travel guides across 10 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 9 self-guided walking tours in Muscat with 37 POI, spanning 26.6 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Muscat
City & Country Data Oman (Muscat)
Key travel data for Muscat — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Oman
Cost
HIGH
Safety
68
Health
64
Lifestyle
45
Infra
67
Rank
#51
Score
46
Tourists
869K/y
GDP/cap
$19.9k
Life Exp
80.2 yrs
Population
5.5M
Currency
OMR ر.ع.
Language
Arabic
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
9999
💰 Prices in Muscat
Coffee
$3.00
Beer
$5.00
Lunch
$7.00
Groceries
$30.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.50
Transit
$0.50
Fuel
$0.50/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$1,000/m
Best time to visit Muscat (Oman)
Now (July) avg: 35°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Sep & May.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
38°C / 31°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:27 / 18:56
Local time
11:51
Sea Temp
32°C
Best Months 
Sep & May
Sep & May
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Muscat —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Dense dessert made with sugar, rose water, and nuts, often served with coffee. Porridge-like dish made from meat and wheat, traditionally served during Ramadan. Fragrant rice dish with spiced chicken, a staple of Muscat's rich culinary culture. Whole grilled kingfish flavored with spices, a favorite along Muscat's coastal areas. Traditional Omani dish of marinated lamb slow-roasted in underground sand ovens.
Traditional Local Food
Muscat (Oman)
Dessert
Vegetarian
Halwa
حلوى
hal-wa
· Traditional Omani sweet
Main course
Meat
Harees
هريس
ha-rees
· Slow-cooked wheat and meat
Main course
Meat
Majboos
مجبوس
maj-boos
· Spiced rice with chicken
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Mashuai
مشوي
mash-oo-eye
· Grilled kingfish
Main course
Meat
Shuwa
شواء
shoo-ah
· Slow-roasted spiced lamb
