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Muscat, capital of Oman: facts and figures
Muscat is the capital of Oman. It has about 1,700,000 residents, which makes it the 83rd most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 21 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Abu Dhabi, 420 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Oman |
| Continent | Asia |
| City population | 1,700,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 83rd of 172 |
| Elevation | 21 m |
| Founded | not reported |
| Time zone | Asia/Muscat |
| Coordinates | 23.59° N, 58.41° E |
| Country population | 5,494,691 residents |
| Country GDP | 109.6 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $19,947 |
| Life expectancy | 80.2 years |
| Internet users | 95.3 % |
| Big Mac price | OMR 1.53 (about $3.97) |
Climate through the year
Muscat averages 21.8 °C in winter and 34.3 °C in summer. January is the coldest month of the year and June the warmest, and the city receives 83 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 20.9 °C |
| February | 22.3 °C |
| March | 25.4 °C |
| April | 30.0 °C |
| May | 34.0 °C |
| June | 35.1 °C |
| July | 34.7 °C |
| August | 33.2 °C |
| September | 32.1 °C |
| October | 29.6 °C |
| November | 25.7 °C |
| December | 22.3 °C |
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Abu Dhabi is the closest capital to Muscat.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 420 km |
| Doha | Qatar | 722 km |
| Manama | Bahrain | 841 km |
| Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 1,196 km |
| Kuwait City | Kuwait | 1,220 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- Big Mac price: The Economist's Big Mac index, from its published dataset. The index covers about 55 economies, so most capitals here have no figure.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Muscat is the capital of Oman, in Asia, with about 1,700,000 residents, averaging 21.8 °C in winter and 34.3 °C in summer.
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What is the capital of Oman?
Muscat is the capital of Oman. It has about 1,700,000 residents and lies in Asia.
How many people live in Muscat?
About 1,700,000, which ranks Muscat 83rd of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Muscat?
Muscat averages 21.8 °C in winter and 34.3 °C in summer, with 83 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Muscat?
A Big Mac costs OMR 1.53 (about $3.97) there. GDP per capita in the country is $19,947, the latest year the World Bank reports.
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