Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 39°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 18°C.

Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's second-most populous city, after Dubai. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 39°C Normal · 47th pct

Low 34°C High · 89th pct

Feels-like 45°C Near Record · 1st pct

Humidity 23.1 g/m³ Below Normal · 38th pct

Wind 21 km/h Above Normal · 60th pct

Precip 0 mm Dry

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Abu Dhabi average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0 mm on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low
January	22°C	18°C
February	23°C	18°C
March	26°C	20°C
April	30°C	23°C
May	34°C	27°C
June	36°C	29°C
July	38°C	31°C
August	39°C	32°C
September	37°C	31°C
October	34°C	28°C
November	29°C	25°C
December	25°C	21°C

Jan 16°–25°

Feb 16°–27°

Mar 18°–31°

Apr 21°–34°

May 25°–37°

Jun 27°–39°

Jul 30°–41°

Aug 31°–41°

Sep 29°–39°

Oct 27°–36°

Nov 23°–31°

Dec 18°–27°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 44°C on 2020-08-01
Coldest day on record: 13°C on 2008-02-06

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Percentiles compare each day to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →