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Best time to visit Abu Dhabi

January is the best time to visit Abu Dhabi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 95/100
A beach holiday December sea 24 °C
The least cloud June 7 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth August 40 °C
Cooler weather January 23 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 95 23 °C 2 84
2 February 92 25 °C 1 87
3 December 91 25 °C 1 97
4 March 83 28 °C 2 96
5 November 75 30 °C 0 95
6 April 66 32 °C 1 90
7 October 55 35 °C 0 68
8 May 49 37 °C 0 70
9 June 41 38 °C 0 55
10 September 41 38 °C 0 48
11 July 39 40 °C 0 44
12 August 38 40 °C 0 39

For a beach holiday

December scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 25 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 22 °C 23 °C 32 % 84
February 21 °C 25 °C 25 % 87
March 22 °C 28 °C 29 % 96
April 25 °C 32 °C 26 % 90
May 29 °C 37 °C 12 % 70
June 32 °C 38 °C 7 % 55
July 33 °C 40 °C 20 % 44
August 34 °C 40 °C 17 % 39
September 33 °C 38 °C 7 % 48
October 31 °C 35 °C 9 % 68
November 28 °C 30 °C 17 % 95
December 24 °C 25 °C 27 % 97

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 40 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 23.1 °C 10 mm 32 %
February 24.6 °C 9 mm 25 %
March 27.7 °C 13 mm 29 %
April 32.3 °C 4 mm 26 %
May 36.6 °C under 1 mm 12 %
June 38.3 °C under 1 mm 7 %
July 39.6 °C 1 mm 20 %
August 40.3 °C under 1 mm 17 %
September 38.3 °C under 1 mm 7 %
October 34.7 °C under 1 mm 9 %
November 29.7 °C 3 mm 17 %
December 25.3 °C 5 mm 27 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.