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Best time to visit Ras Al Khaimah

January is the best time to visit Ras Al Khaimah for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 4 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

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 98/100
A beach holiday March sea 23 °C
The least cloud June 5 % average cloud cover
The least rain May 0 mm
Warmth July 39 °C
Cooler weather January 23 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 98 23 °C 4 86
2 February 96 24 °C 2 91
3 December 93 25 °C 2 97
4 March 88 27 °C 2 97
5 November 77 29 °C 1 96
6 April 68 32 °C 1 89
7 October 57 34 °C 0 71
8 May 48 37 °C 0 71
9 September 46 37 °C 0 57
10 June 43 39 °C 0 55
11 July 42 39 °C 0 49
12 August 42 39 °C 0 48

For a beach holiday

March scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 23 °C 23 °C 30 % 86
February 23 °C 24 °C 27 % 91
March 23 °C 27 °C 29 % 97
April 25 °C 32 °C 25 % 89
May 28 °C 37 °C 10 % 71
June 31 °C 39 °C 5 % 55
July 32 °C 39 °C 16 % 49
August 33 °C 39 °C 14 % 48
September 32 °C 37 °C 5 % 57
October 31 °C 34 °C 6 % 71
November 28 °C 29 °C 16 % 96
December 25 °C 25 °C 25 % 97

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 39 °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 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 %

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.