Abu Dhabi month by month
Plan your visit to Abu Dhabi by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 24°C
- Low
- 18°C
- Rain
- 13 mm
January is Abu Dhabi's golden window. Daytime temperatures hover around 23.7°C (75°F), dropping to a pleasant 17.7°C (64°F) after dark. That might sound unremarkable on paper, but…
- February
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 18°C
- Rain
- 10 mm
February is Abu Dhabi's sweet spot. Daytime temperatures hover around 25°C (77°F), dropping to a comfortable 18°C (65°F) after dark. You can spend an entire afternoon wandering the…
- March
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 21°C
- Rain
- 15 mm
March in Abu Dhabi sits in a sweet spot that the summer months can only dream about. Daytime temperatures average 28.9°C (84°F), warm enough for Saadiyat Beach but cool enough to…
- April
- High
- 33°C
- Low
- 23°C
- Rain
- 14 mm
April in Abu Dhabi is the last comfortable month before summer arrives in force. Daytime temperatures reach 32.8°C (91°F), which feels noticeably hotter than March's 29°C but…
- May
- High
- 37°C
- Low
- 27°C
- Rain
- 7 mm
May in Abu Dhabi is hot. Not the absolute furnace of July or August, but at 36.5°C (98°F) average highs, you'll feel the weight of it the moment you step outside. The city shifts…
- June
- High
- 39°C
- Low
- 30°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
June in Abu Dhabi is, to put it plainly, punishing. Average highs reach 38.9°C (102°F) and the lows rarely dip below 29.9°C (86°F), which means the heat never fully breaks, even at…
- July
- High
- 40°C
- Low
- 32°C
- Rain
- 1 mm
July in Abu Dhabi is brutal. There is no gentle way to put this. Daytime temperatures sit at 40°C (104°F) and rarely dip below 32°C (89°F) even after midnight. The humidity,…
- August
- High
- 41°C
- Low
- 32°C
- Rain
- 1 mm
August in Abu Dhabi is, to put it plainly, punishingly hot. Average highs reach 41.2°C (106°F) and the temperature rarely drops below 31.9°C (89°F) even at 3am. The humidity sits…
- September
- High
- 39°C
- Low
- 30°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
September in Abu Dhabi is punishingly hot. Average highs reach 38.7°C (102°F) with 62% humidity, producing a heat index that regularly exceeds 45°C (113°F) in the afternoon sun.…
- October
- High
- 35°C
- Low
- 28°C
- Rain
- 2 mm
October in Abu Dhabi is the month the city starts to exhale after a punishing summer. Temperatures drop to around 35°C (95°F) during the day, which sounds bearable until you step…
- November
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 24°C
- Rain
- 1 mm
The single most important thing about Abu Dhabi in November is that the heat has finally broken. After 5 months of temperatures above 36°C (97°F), the daily high drops to around…
- December
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 20°C
- Rain
- 6 mm
December is the month Abu Dhabi finally exhales. After 6 months of daytime temperatures above 35°C (95°F), the city settles into highs around 26°C (80°F) and lows near 20°C (68°F).…