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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 44°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 14°C.

Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai. It is on a creek on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf. As of 2025, its population stands at 4 million, 92% of whom are expatriates. via Wikipedia

How today compares

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

High 42°C Very Low · 10th pct
Low 33°C High · 88th pct
Feels-like 47°C Very Low · 3rd pct
Humidity 20.6 g/m³ Very High · 91st pct
Wind 21 km/h Below Normal · 39th pct
Precip 0 mm Dry

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Notable weather in Dubai

In April 2024, Dubai was deluged by about two years' worth of rain in a single day, its heaviest on record, flooding highways and bringing its international airport to a standstill. Read more →

Dubai average temperatures by month

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

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 24°C 14°C 0 mm
February 27°C 15°C 0 mm
March 31°C 18°C 0 mm
April 36°C 21°C 0 mm
May 41°C 25°C 0 mm
June 44°C 28°C 0 mm
July 44°C 30°C 0 mm
August 44°C 31°C 0 mm
September 42°C 28°C 0 mm
October 37°C 24°C 0 mm
November 31°C 20°C 0 mm
December 27°C 16°C 0 mm

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: 49°C on 2023-08-03
  • Coldest day on record: 7°C on 2008-02-06

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Percentiles compare each day to Dubai, 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 →