Thursday 13 / August / 2026
Salalah --- The number of Khareef Dhofar (monsoon) visitors records a 6.9 percent increase during the period from 21 June to 31 July 2026, compared to the same period in 2025, bringing the total number of visitors to 472,449, compared to 442,100 visitors during the corresponding period last year. This data is according to preliminary estimates of Khareef Dhofar 2026 visitor numbers issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
The estimated data showed that Omani visitors constituted the largest proportion of total visitors at 76.3 percent, recording 360,531 visitors compared to 334,399 visitors during the same period in 2025. They were followed by GCC visitors at 16.6 percent, with a total of 78,356 visitors compared to 69,801 visitors in the corresponding period last year.
Meanwhile, the number of visitors from other nationalities reached 33,562, accounting for 7.1 percent of the total visitors, compared to 37,900 visitors during the same period in 2025.
The data also indicated a 9.6 percent rise in the number of visitors arriving via air flights, reaching 117,551 visitors, compared to 107,254 visitors during the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, the number of visitors arriving via land ports rose by 5.9 percent to 354,898 visitors, compared to 334,846 visitors during the corresponding period last year.
Regarding the distribution of visitors by time period, the month of July 2026 accounted for the largest share of the total number of visitors at 95.5 percent, with the number of visitors from 1 July to 31 July reaching 451,355, compared to 421,506 visitors during the same period in 2025.
Additionally, the number of visitors during the period from 21 June to 30 June 2026, reached 21,094, compared to 20,594 visitors during the corresponding period last year.
