Climate averages 1991–2020

Jebel Ali weather
in September.

A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 39.4°C Daytime mean, September
Average low 26.7°C Night-time mean, September
Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Jebel Ali · average highYear overview

September is a very hot month in Jebel Ali: daytime highs average 39.4°C and nights cool to about 26.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical September (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average September day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Dubai (22 km away). In September its highs average 40.4°C, 1.0°C warmer than Jebel Ali, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 13 cities listed in the United Arab Emirates, Jebel Ali ranks joint 6th of 13 for the warmest September highs and joint 2nd of 13 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 13 cities is 39.1°C; Jebel Ali is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.

From September to October, average highs fall by 3.7°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

September in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 1015202530354045 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 500

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Jebel Ali climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Jebel Ali, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 23.6°C14.4°C14.4°C142.110.811 h
February 25.3°C15.2°C15.2°C111.511.311 h
March 28.4°C17.4°C17.4°C131.812.012 h
April 33.4°C20.7°C20.7°C4.20.612.713 h
May 38.0°C24.3°C24.3°C0.10.013.313 h
June 40.1°C26.4°C26.4°C0.10.013.714 h
July 41.2°C29.0°C29.0°C1.70.113.514 h
August 41.7°C29.3°C29.3°C0.40.013.013 h
September, selected 39.4°C26.7°C26.7°C0.20.012.312 h
October 35.7°C23.4°C23.4°C0.50.111.612 h
November 30.2°C19.8°C19.8°C3.20.611.011 h
December 25.8°C16.3°C16.3°C7.31.210.611 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

September in nearby cities

Distance from Jebel Ali

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Jebel Ali) is explained once on the Jebel Ali year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.