Climate averages 1991–2020
Dubai weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Dubai: daytime highs average 42.5°C and nights cool to about 28.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.6 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 32 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Warīsān (14 km away). In July its highs average 42.4°C, about as warm as Dubai, with 2.6 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai ranks 3rd of 13 for the warmest July highs and joint 8th of 13 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 13 cities is 41.1°C; Dubai is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 42.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.6 mm to 1.1 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Dubai climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.1°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 14 | 2.2 | 10.811 h |
| February | 26.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 12 | 1.8 | 11.311 h |
| March | 29.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 17 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.5°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 5.3 | 0.8 | 12.713 h |
| May | 39.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.313 h |
| June | 41.5°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July, selected | 42.5°C28.8°C | 28.8°C | 2.6 | 0.3 | 13.514 h |
| August | 42.8°C29.1°C | 29.1°C | 1.1 | 0.5 | 13.013 h |
| September | 40.4°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 36.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| November | 30.8°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 2.9 | 0.5 | 10.911 h |
| December | 26.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 7.4 | 1.3 | 10.611 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
July in nearby cities
- Warīsān in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 14 kmHigh 42.4°C · Low 28.9°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Jebel Ali in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 22 kmHigh 41.2°C · Low 29.0°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Sharjah in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 30 kmHigh 41.0°C · Low 29.3°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Ajman in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 40 kmHigh 40.9°C · Low 29.5°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 95 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 30.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Khalifah A City in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 102 kmHigh 42.1°C · Low 29.3°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Ras Al Khaimah in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 102 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 30.9°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Fujairah in JulyUnited Arab Emirates · 104 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 30.3°C · 3.2 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 Dubai) is explained once on the Dubai year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.