Dubai: weather and best time to visit
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 42°C; the coolest month is January at around 24°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 34°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Dubai
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Dubai climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° | 15° | 22° | 2 | 10 | 81 | 94 | 87 |
| Feb | 26° | 15° | 22° | 2 | 11 | 82 | 94 | 80 |
| Mar | 29° | 18° | 23° | 2 | 11 | 88 | 84 | 68 |
| Apr | 33° | 21° | 25° | 1 | 12 | 92 | 66 | 56 |
| May | 38° | 25° | 29° | 0 | 13 | 83 | 57 | 57 |
| Jun | 40° | 27° | 31° | 0 | 13 | 79 | 57 | 57 |
| Jul | 41° | 29° | 33° | 0 | 12 | 77 | 57 | 57 |
| Aug | 42° | 30° | 34° | 0 | 12 | 77 | 57 | 57 |
| Sep | 40° | 27° | 33° | 0 | 12 | 81 | 58 | 58 |
| Oct | 36° | 24° | 31° | 0 | 11 | 89 | 59 | 58 |
| Nov | 31° | 20° | 28° | 1 | 10 | 98 | 79 | 63 |
| Dec | 26° | 16° | 25° | 1 | 10 | 95 | 96 | 80 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Dubai in January
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 15°C. January is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 2 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Dubai in February
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 15°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Dubai in March
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 23°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Dubai in April
Daytime highs around 33°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for April →
Dubai in May
Daytime highs around 38°C, nights near 25°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 29°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Dubai in June
Daytime highs around 40°C, nights near 27°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 31°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Dubai in July
Daytime highs around 41°C, nights near 29°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 33°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for July →
Dubai in August
Daytime highs around 42°C, nights near 30°C. August is the warmest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 34°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for August →
Dubai in September
Daytime highs around 40°C, nights near 27°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 33°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for September →
Dubai in October
Daytime highs around 36°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 0 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 31°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Dubai in November
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Dubai in December
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for December →
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