Dubai month by month
Plan your visit to Dubai by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 24°C
- Low
- 16°C
- Rain
- 17 mm
January is when Dubai actually makes sense as a destination. After months of heat that keeps residents indoors from May through October, the city finally exhales into its best…
- February
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 17°C
- Rain
- 17 mm
February might be the single best month to experience Dubai outdoors. Daytime temperatures hover around 25°C (77°F) with lows near 17°C (63°F) at night — warm enough for the beach,…
- March
- High
- 29°C
- Low
- 19°C
- Rain
- 10 mm
March in Dubai is the last full month of comfortable outdoor weather before the city starts its slow surrender to summer. Daytime highs sit around 29°C (84°F) — warm enough for the…
- April
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 24 mm
April in Dubai is the month the city starts to sweat. Daytime highs reach 32°C (90°F) and you can feel the shift — this is no longer the pleasant winter warmth that draws millions…
- May
- High
- 36°C
- Low
- 25°C
- Rain
- 3 mm
Here is the single most important thing about Dubai in May: the heat has arrived, and it is not messing around. Daytime temperatures sit around 36°C (98°F) on average, with some…
- June
- High
- 39°C
- Low
- 28°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
June in Dubai is punishingly hot. There's really no gentle way to put it. Daytime temperatures average 39.4°C (103°F), and stepping outside feels like opening an oven door — except…
- July
- High
- 41°C
- Low
- 31°C
- Rain
- 5 mm
July in Dubai is, frankly, punishing. There's no gentle way to put it — average highs sit around 41°C (105°F), and even after sundown temperatures rarely dip below 31°C (88°F).…
- August
- High
- 41°C
- Low
- 31°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
August in Dubai is brutally, dangerously hot. That is the single most important thing you need to know. Daytime temperatures sit around 41°C (106°F), and they barely dip below 31°C…
- September
- High
- 39°C
- Low
- 29°C
- Rain
- 0 mm
September in Dubai is still deep summer, and there is no polite way to say this: it is punishingly hot. Daytime temperatures hover around 39°C (102°F) with lows that barely dip…
- October
- High
- 35°C
- Low
- 26°C
- Rain
- 2 mm
October in Dubai is the light at the end of summer's tunnel — but you're still in the tunnel. Daytime highs sit around 35°C (95°F), which sounds manageable until you factor in the…
- November
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 5 mm
November is when Dubai finally exhales. After five punishing months where stepping outside feels like opening an oven door, temperatures drop to around 31°C (88°F) during the day…
- December
- High
- 27°C
- Low
- 18°C
- Rain
- 13 mm
December is peak season in Dubai, and for good reason — this is when the city finally feels comfortable after months of punishing heat. Daytime temperatures hover around 27°C…