Climate averages 1991–2020
Dubai weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Dubai: daytime highs average 36.5°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Warīsān (14 km away). In October its highs average 36.4°C, about as warm as Dubai, with 1.2 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai ranks 2nd of 13 for the warmest October highs and 9th of 13 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 13 cities is 35.6°C; Dubai is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.1 mm to 2.9 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Warīsān in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 14 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 23.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Jebel Ali in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 22 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Sharjah in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 30 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Ajman in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 40 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Reef Al Fujairah City in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 95 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Khalifah A City in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 102 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Ras Al Khaimah in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 102 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 27.4°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Fujairah in OctoberUnited Arab Emirates · 104 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 25.8°C · 3.6 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.