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Best time to visit Sharjah

January is the best time to visit Sharjah for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 3 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 25 °C
The least cloud June 5 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth August 41 °C
Cooler weather January 24 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 95 24 °C 3 89
2 February 92 25 °C 2 92
3 December 91 26 °C 2 98
4 March 83 28 °C 2 97
5 November 76 30 °C 1 93
6 April 66 33 °C 1 88
7 October 56 35 °C 0 67
8 May 48 37 °C 0 68
9 June 43 40 °C 0 50
10 September 43 39 °C 0 49
11 July 40 41 °C 0 41
12 August 40 41 °C 0 39

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 23 °C 24 °C 32 % 89
February 22 °C 25 °C 27 % 92
March 23 °C 28 °C 31 % 97
April 25 °C 33 °C 26 % 88
May 29 °C 37 °C 11 % 68
June 31 °C 40 °C 5 % 50
July 33 °C 41 °C 17 % 41
August 33 °C 41 °C 15 % 39
September 33 °C 39 °C 7 % 49
October 31 °C 35 °C 9 % 67
November 28 °C 30 °C 18 % 93
December 25 °C 26 °C 27 % 98

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 41 °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 23.5 °C 19 mm 32 %
February 25.1 °C 15 mm 27 %
March 28.0 °C 19 mm 31 %
April 32.8 °C 6 mm 26 %
May 37.5 °C under 1 mm 11 %
June 39.7 °C under 1 mm 5 %
July 40.9 °C 2 mm 17 %
August 41.2 °C 1 mm 15 %
September 39.0 °C under 1 mm 7 %
October 35.3 °C 1 mm 9 %
November 30.1 °C 4 mm 18 %
December 25.7 °C 9 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.