Thermograph

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

Dubai, United Arab Emirates weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 49°C on 2023-08-03; its coldest fell to 7°C on 2008-02-06.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
33°C1991-01-23
15°C1992-01-05
21°C2024-01-31
8°C2001-01-30
February
37°C2009-02-27
16°C1993-02-06
22°C2015-02-20
7°C2008-02-06
March
41°C2018-03-29
19°C1982-03-30
26°C2003-03-26
9°C1983-03-04
April
44°C2025-04-27
23°C1982-04-02
31°C2025-04-27
12°C1989-04-01
May
48°C2025-05-23
28°C2024-05-02
33°C2021-05-24
18°C1997-05-04
June
49°C2024-06-22
33°C2007-06-08
35°C2002-06-28
21°C1991-06-06
July
49°C2015-07-18
34°C1995-07-22
36°C2018-07-29
25°C1982-07-09
August
49°C2023-08-03
33°C1994-08-04
35°C2023-08-06
25°C1984-08-28
September
47°C2019-09-06
34°C1991-09-28
33°C2019-09-01
23°C1981-09-30
October
44°C2023-10-04
29°C1997-10-31
30°C1998-10-02
18°C1996-10-23
November
37°C2006-11-02
23°C1982-11-30
25°C2023-11-04
14°C1982-11-24
December
34°C2016-12-05
18°C2004-12-27
22°C1989-12-05
9°C2004-12-31

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
37°C2009-02-27
15°C1992-01-05
22°C2015-02-20
7°C2008-02-06
Spring (Mar–May)
48°C2025-05-23
19°C1982-03-30
33°C2021-05-24
9°C1983-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
49°C2023-08-03
33°C1994-08-04
36°C2018-07-29
21°C1991-06-06
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
47°C2019-09-06
23°C1982-11-30
33°C2019-09-01
14°C1982-11-24

All-time records

The most extreme value Dubai has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 49°C 2023-08-03
Lowest 15°C 1992-01-05

Low

Highest 36°C 2018-07-29
Lowest 7°C 2008-02-06

Feels-like

Highest 82°C 2017-06-01
Lowest 4°C 2008-02-06

Humidity

Highest 25.1 g/m³ 2024-08-18
Lowest 3.6 g/m³ 1981-09-09

Wind

Highest 60 km/h 2017-02-03
Lowest 6 km/h 1997-11-07

Precip

Wettest 146 mm 2024-02-12
Driest 337-day dry spell 1983-04-13

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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