Ras Al Khaimah climate

Name: Ras Al Khaimah
Address: AE

Ras Al Khaimah is warmest in July, with average highs of 39 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 17 °C. January is the wettest month (30 mm) and May the driest (0.01 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Ras Al Khaimah averages 95 mm of rain and 296 days above 25 °C.

United Arab Emirates · population 351,943 · 1991–2020 normals

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

Warmest month July 39 °C
Coldest month January 17 °C
Driest month May 0 mm
Wettest month January 30 mm
Least cloud June 5 % cloud
Hottest on record June 45 °C
Coldest on record March 11 °C
Warmest sea August 33 °C

What to expectRas Al Khaimah through the year

Ras Al Khaimah has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 23 °C in January to 39 °C in July, a swing of 15 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 296 days a year reach 25 °C, 226 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 45 °C, in June.

Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in May to 30 mm in January. There is no dry season to aim for.

The sea off Ras Al Khaimah is warmest in August at 33 °C and coldest in February at 23 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	22.9 °C	30 mm	30 %
February	24.2 °C	15 mm	27 %
March	27.3 °C	21 mm	29 %
April	32.3 °C	7 mm	25 %
May	36.9 °C	under 1 mm	10 %
June	38.8 °C	1 mm	5 %
July	39.0 °C	2 mm	16 %
August	38.8 °C	under 1 mm	14 %
September	37.2 °C	under 1 mm	5 %
October	34.5 °C	1 mm	6 %
November	29.3 °C	5 mm	16 %
December	25.0 °C	12 mm	25 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	22.9 °C	16.7 °C	19.9 °C	29.7 °C	11.2 °C	6	0
February	24.2 °C	17.2 °C	20.9 °C	33.7 °C	11.2 °C	10	1
March	27.3 °C	19.3 °C	23.6 °C	36.9 °C	10.9 °C	23	7
April	32.3 °C	23.8 °C	28.5 °C	41.2 °C	15.4 °C	29	23
May	36.9 °C	27.8 °C	32.8 °C	44.2 °C	19.3 °C	31	31
June	38.8 °C	29.8 °C	34.8 °C	45.0 °C	22.4 °C	30	30
July	39.0 °C	30.7 °C	35.3 °C	44.0 °C	25.4 °C	31	31
August	38.8 °C	30.9 °C	35.3 °C	43.7 °C	27.3 °C	31	31
September	37.2 °C	29.1 °C	33.5 °C	42.7 °C	24.7 °C	30	30
October	34.5 °C	27.0 °C	30.9 °C	39.2 °C	21.0 °C	31	31
November	29.3 °C	22.6 °C	26.0 °C	35.2 °C	16.0 °C	29	12
December	25.0 °C	18.9 °C	22.0 °C	31.7 °C	11.8 °C	15	0

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind	Sea temp
January	30 mm	4	11 h/day	30 %	66 %	12 km/h	23.3 °C
February	15 mm	2	11 h/day	27 %	64 %	13 km/h	22.5 °C
March	21 mm	2	12 h/day	29 %	57 %	13 km/h	23.0 °C
April	7 mm	1	13 h/day	25 %	45 %	13 km/h	25.1 °C
May	under 1 mm	0	13 h/day	10 %	39 %	12 km/h	28.2 °C
June	1 mm	0	14 h/day	5 %	44 %	12 km/h	31.0 °C
July	2 mm	0	14 h/day	16 %	50 %	12 km/h	32.4 °C
August	under 1 mm	0	13 h/day	14 %	51 %	12 km/h	32.7 °C
September	under 1 mm	0	12 h/day	5 %	52 %	11 km/h	31.9 °C
October	1 mm	0	12 h/day	6 %	53 %	10 km/h	30.5 °C
November	5 mm	1	11 h/day	16 %	59 %	10 km/h	28.1 °C
December	12 mm	2	11 h/day	25 %	64 %	11 km/h	25.4 °C

How Ras Al Khaimah compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination	Summer high	Winter low	Rain per year	Days above 25 °C
Ras Al Khaimah	39 °C	17 °C	95 mm	296
Sharjah · United Arab Emirates	41 °C	15 °C	78 mm	307
Dubai · United Arab Emirates	43 °C	13 °C	68 mm	316
Bandar Abbas · Iran	40 °C	13 °C	193 mm	296
Al Ain City · United Arab Emirates	43 °C	12 °C	51 mm	319
Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates	40 °C	15 °C	46 mm	300
Musaffah · United Arab Emirates	42 °C	15 °C	45 mm	308

Where Ras Al Khaimah ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The driest places in Asia in May	1stof 50	0.01 mm
The driest places in the world in May	1stof 50	0.01 mm
Places with the best weather in Asia in January	2ndof 50	98/100
Places with the best weather in the world in January	3rdof 50	98/100
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in July	7thof 50	32 °C
Warmest sea temperatures in Asia in June	7thof 50	31 °C

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QuestionsCommon questions about Ras Al Khaimah’s climate

When is the best time to visit Ras Al Khaimah?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and May the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Ras Al Khaimah get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 39 °C. About 226 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 45 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 17 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Ras Al Khaimah?

January, averaging 30 mm over 4 days with rain. The driest month is May with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 95 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Ras Al Khaimah rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0

Normal period: 1991–2020
Dataset version: era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed: 1 August 2026

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.