Best time to visit United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates in this dataset covers 3 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 63 mm in Abu Dhabi to 86 mm in Sharjah. The monthly-average temperature swing is 15.4–15.5°C depending on the city.

Every city we list in United Arab Emirates falls in a desert climate with almost no rain.

Regional contrasts in United Arab Emirates

The hottest peak in the sample is Sharjah in July (36.0°C). The coldest monthly average is Abu Dhabi in January (20.2°C). Sharjah takes the most rain (86 mm a year, wettest in January); Abu Dhabi takes the least (63 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 35.7°C to 36.0°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

United Arab Emirates: typical hottest-month average 35.8°C and about 78 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Abu Dhabi (February, March, and December); Dubai (February, March, and December); Sharjah (February, March, and December).

Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi sits at 24.45°, 54.40°. It is a desert climate with almost no rain. August is the warmest month at 35.7°C (high 39.0°C); January is the coolest at 20.2°C (low 17.8°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 15.5°C.

The year is dry: only 63 mm, with March the least-dry month at 13 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are February, March, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,807,000. The wettest month is March (13 mm, 2 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is July (1 mm).

Dubai in United Arab Emirates

Dubai sits at 25.08°, 55.31°. It is a desert climate with almost no rain. August is the warmest month at 35.8°C (high 39.7°C); January is the coolest at 20.4°C (low 17.7°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 15.4°C.

The year is dry: only 84 mm, with January the least-dry month at 17 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are February, March, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 3,790,000. The wettest month is January (17 mm, 3 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is July (1 mm).

Sharjah in United Arab Emirates

Sharjah sits at 25.33°, 55.41°. It is a desert climate with almost no rain. July is the warmest month at 36.0°C (high 40.6°C); January is the coolest at 20.5°C (low 17.5°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 15.5°C.

The year is dry: only 86 mm, with January the least-dry month at 23 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are February, March, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,800,000. The wettest month is January (23 mm, 3 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is September (1 mm).