Climate averages 1991–2020
Abu Dhabi weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Abu Dhabi: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 24.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Musaffah (13 km away). In October its highs average 35.7°C, 0.9°C warmer than Abu Dhabi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 13 cities listed in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi ranks 10th of 13 for the warmest October highs and joint 4th of 13 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 13 cities is 35.6°C; Abu Dhabi is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.1°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.8 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Abu Dhabi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.2°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 9.1 | 1.6 | 10.811 h |
| February | 24.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 9.0 | 1.3 | 11.311 h |
| March | 27.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 13 | 1.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 3.9 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 36.6°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 38.3°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| July | 39.5°C29.6°C | 29.6°C | 1.2 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| August | 40.4°C30.2°C | 30.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 13.013 h |
| September | 38.3°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 34.8°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 29.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 2.8 | 0.7 | 11.011 h |
| December | 25.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 4.9 | 1.0 | 10.711 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Musaffah in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 13 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Mohammed Bin Zayed City in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 20 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Khalifah A City in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 21 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Jebel Ali in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 94 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Dubai in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 115 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Warīsān in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 129 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Al Ain City in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 141 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Sharjah in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 142 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Abu Dhabi) is explained once on the Abu Dhabi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.
Khalifah A City lies in the same rainfall cell, so its rainfall figures are identical to these; temperatures differ because they come from smaller 0.1° cells.