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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Cities in United Arab Emirates

Yearly averages
Yearly climate averages for cities in United Arab Emirates
CityAverage highAverage lowRain mm/year
Dubai34°C21°C65
Abu Dhabi33°C23°C45
Sharjah33°C22°C77
Al Ain City35°C21°C50
Ajman33°C23°C83
Ras Al Khaimah32°C25°C90
Musaffah34°C22°C44
Jebel Ali34°C22°C56
Fujairah32°C24°C93
Warīsān34°C22°C77
Khalifah A City34°C22°C45
Mohammed Bin Zayed City35°C21°C44
Reef Al Fujairah City33°C24°C105

Yearly average of the 12 monthly values for 1991–2020. Open a city for every month.