Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in United Arab Emirates.
ClimaNote covers 13 cities in the United Arab Emirates, starting with Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Open a city for charts and a table of all 12 months, or open a month for a side-by-side comparison of cities in the atlas.
Across these cities the yearly average high ranges from 32.0°C in Fujairah to 35.5°C in Mohammed Bin Zayed City, and yearly rainfall from 44 mm in Musaffah (tied with Mohammed Bin Zayed City) to 105 mm in Reef Al Fujairah City. The hottest city-month is August in Mohammed Bin Zayed City, with an average high of 44.1°C, and the coolest is January in Ras Al Khaimah, at 22.9°C. By single month, the most rain falls in January in Ras Al Khaimah, with 28 mm, and the least in May in Ajman, with under 1 mm (tied with June in Ajman and May in Ras Al Khaimah).
August is the warmest month in 9 cities, June in 2 and July in 2; January is the coolest in every city. March is the wettest month in 9 cities and January in 3 (in 1 other city two or more months tie); June is the driest in 7 cities, May in 1, August in 1 and October in 1 (in 3 other cities two or more months tie). Of these cities, all have a month with under 1 mm of rain; none has a month with an average high below 2.0°C or a month with more than 300 mm of rain.
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13 cities
Cities in United Arab Emirates
| City | Average high | Average low | Rain mm/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 34°C | 21°C | 65 |
| Abu Dhabi | 33°C | 23°C | 45 |
| Sharjah | 33°C | 22°C | 77 |
| Al Ain City | 35°C | 21°C | 50 |
| Ajman | 33°C | 23°C | 83 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 32°C | 25°C | 90 |
| Musaffah | 34°C | 22°C | 44 |
| Jebel Ali | 34°C | 22°C | 56 |
| Fujairah | 32°C | 24°C | 93 |
| Warīsān | 34°C | 22°C | 77 |
| Khalifah A City | 34°C | 22°C | 45 |
| Mohammed Bin Zayed City | 35°C | 21°C | 44 |
| Reef Al Fujairah City | 33°C | 24°C | 105 |
Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.