Climate · United Arab Emirates

Dubai

Very hot and dry from May to September; warm and dry from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years25.3°N10 m above the sea
  1. Jan79°26°58°14°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb81°27°58°14°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  3. Mar87°31°63°17°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  4. Apr95°35°68°20°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  5. May104°40°75°24°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun108°42°80°27°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul110°43°85°29°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug111°44°85°29°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep107°42°81°27°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct101°38°76°24°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov92°33°69°21°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  12. Dec83°28°61°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from May to September, with highs near 108°F and nights near 81°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 82°F. Rain is rare in every month; even January, the wettest, sees it on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.The hot season runs from May to September, with highs near 42°C and nights near 27°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 28°C. Rain is rare in every month; even January, the wettest, sees it on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

Where Dubai sits

Asia/Dubai

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Latitude
25.3°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Mugatrah50 km south

The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Dubai, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 79°F in January to 111°F in August.Highs from 26°C in January to 44°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Rain is rare all year; even January, the wettest, sees it on 9% of days.

Cloud cover

Clearest in October (12% cover), cloudiest in July (52%).

Daylight

From 10h 35m in December to 13h 41m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Dubai, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool seasonAt its best
58°14°79°26°
1 day27%10h 45m
FebruaryCool seasonAt its best
58°14°81°27°
no days23%11h 16m
MarchCool season
63°17°87°31°
no days26%11h 58m
April
68°20°95°35°
no days28%12h 44m
MayHot season
75°24°104°40°
no days16%13h 22m
JuneHot season
80°27°108°42°
no days26%13h 41m
JulyHot season
85°29°110°43°
no days52%13h 32m
AugustHot season
85°29°111°44°
no days46%12h 59m
SeptemberHot season
81°27°107°42°
no days31%12h 15m
October
76°24°101°38°
no days12%11h 30m
November
69°21°92°33°
no days19%10h 53m
DecemberCool season
61°16°83°28°
no days25%10h 35m

When is the best time to visit Dubai?


The best months are January to February: highs near 80°F, nights near 58°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are January to February: highs near 27°C, nights near 14°C, and rain on fewer than one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Dubai?

August, with highs near 111°F and lows near 85°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 79°F.August, with highs near 44°C and lows near 29°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 26°C.

When does it rain most in Dubai?

Rain is rare in every month; even January, the wettest, sees it on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Dubai?

From about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Dubai?

October, when cloud covers about 12% of the sky on average. July is the cloudiest, at about 52%.

Places with a year like Dubai's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Dubai's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Dubai's summer.

Elsewhere in United Arab Emirates

All of United Arab Emirates

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), read 7 km south of Dubai. Its own grid square is mostly sea and holds only a daily average, so the page reads the nearest square with a true high and low near the town's height. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.