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Best time to visit Dubai

January is the best time to visit Dubai for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °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 94/100
A beach holiday December sea 25 °C
The least cloud June 6 % average cloud cover
The least rain May 0 mm
Warmth August 43 °C
Cooler weather January 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 94 24 °C 2 90
2 December 90 26 °C 1 99
3 February 90 26 °C 2 92
4 March 80 29 °C 2 95
5 November 76 31 °C 1 92
6 April 63 34 °C 1 82
7 October 55 36 °C 0 63
8 May 46 39 °C 0 62
9 September 45 40 °C 0 43
10 June 44 41 °C 0 46
11 July 41 42 °C 0 40
12 August 41 43 °C 0 38

For a beach holiday

December scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 22 °C 24 °C 31 % 90
February 22 °C 26 °C 26 % 92
March 23 °C 29 °C 30 % 95
April 25 °C 34 °C 26 % 82
May 29 °C 39 °C 11 % 62
June 31 °C 41 °C 6 % 46
July 33 °C 42 °C 19 % 40
August 34 °C 43 °C 16 % 38
September 33 °C 40 °C 7 % 43
October 31 °C 36 °C 8 % 63
November 28 °C 31 °C 16 % 92
December 25 °C 26 °C 26 % 99

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 43 °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 24.0 °C 17 mm 31 %
February 25.8 °C 13 mm 26 %
March 29.2 °C 17 mm 30 %
April 34.4 °C 5 mm 26 %
May 39.2 °C under 1 mm 11 %
June 41.4 °C under 1 mm 6 %
July 42.4 °C 3 mm 19 %
August 42.6 °C 1 mm 16 %
September 40.3 °C 1 mm 7 %
October 36.4 °C 1 mm 8 %
November 30.7 °C 3 mm 16 %
December 26.2 °C 7 mm 26 %

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.