How do hotel prices in Salalah change by month?

Of the 3 months measured in Salalah, November 2026 has the lowest median asking price, $73 a night, and January 2027 the highest, $91: 25% more (latest scan 7 November 2026). Nights measured: 86, read on 7 November 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 18:26 UTC.

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Median asking price, month by month

Across the 3 months measured in Salalah, the monthly median asking price runs from $73 to $91 a night, over 86 measured nights.

MonthMedian asking priceMiddle half (p25–p75)Nights measuredPriciest nightRead
November 2026$73$38–$1502428 November 2026: $767 November 2026
December 2026$84$43–$1523120 December 2026: $907 November 2026
January 2027$91$45–$1823112 January 2027: $937 November 2026
  • Each month shows what places asked on the days in its Read column; a month already past was read before its nights, so months read at different times are compared as read.

A month's figure is the median of its nightly medians, and a night's the median asking price for one night. A month is listed once it has at least 15 measured nights, each with at least 30 places showing a price.

Cheapest to priciest month

The median asking price in Salalah is $91 a night in the priciest month (January 2027) against $73 in the cheapest (November 2026): a gap of $18, or +25%.

MonthMedian asking priceAgainst the cheapest monthNights measured
November 2026$730%24
December 2026$84+15%31
January 2027$91+25%31

Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by month

Friday and Saturday nights in Salalah asked 0% against Monday to Thursday in every month with at least 3 nights on each side (November 2026, December 2026 and January 2027).

MonthFriday + SaturdayMonday – ThursdayDifferenceNights measured (Fri+Sat / Mon–Thu)
November 2026$73$730%7 / 13
December 2026$84$840%8 / 19
January 2027$91$910%10 / 16

Each side is the median of its nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group. A month with fewer than 3 nights on either side is left out.

Hotels against B&Bs, guesthouses and apartments, by month

Across the 3 months measured in Salalah with hotels and homes both read, the whole market asked a median from $73 to $91 a night.

MonthHotels & hostelsB&Bs, guesthouses & apartmentsWhole marketPlaces a night (hotels + homes)Nights measured
November 2026$45$104$7387 + 10624
December 2026$47$109$8484 + 11031
January 2027$57$128$9178 + 9631

Medians per night. The whole market pools every price both halves showed that night; a night counts only when both were read, and a month only with enough such nights.

Places with no price, by month

Across the 3 months measured in Salalah, the median night had from 4% to 5% of checked places showing no price (sold out or closed).

MonthNo price, median nightHighest nightPlaces checked a night (median)
November 20264%7 November 2026: 7%203
December 20265%13 December 2026: 6%204
January 20275%6 January 2027: 12%185

Counted place by place: a checked place with no price that night is sold out or closed. A month already past shows what had no price when it was read.

Event nights, by month

Months with published events in Salalah: 2 of the 3 measured (events in all: 4); the highest night against comparable nights was 20 November 2026 (National Day), +3%.

MonthEventsHighest nightEventMedian that nightAgainst comparable nights
November 2026220 November 2026National Day$75+3%
January 2027211 January 2027Sultan's Accession Day$91-1%

Each percentage compares that night's median with measured nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It describes the night; it does not say the event moved the price.

What was measured

Nights measured in Salalah: 86 in 3 months, from 7 November 2026 to 31 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.

  • Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
  • Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 7 November 2026.
  • A month is listed once it has at least 15 measured nights; nights priced in another currency are left out.
  • Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.

Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →

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