United Arab Emirates Climatic Classifications

CodeDescriptionGroupNumber of states/regionsStates/regions
BwhSubtropical desertArid7 Abu Dhabi Ajman Dubai Fujairah Ras Al Khaimah Sharjah Umm Al Quwain

Summary: Most regions (7) in United Arab Emirates lie in the Subtropical desert climate zone (Köppen: Bwh). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 30.1°C (86.18°F) in Ajman to a low of 28.92°C (84.06°F) in Fujairah.

Climate United Arab Emirates: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)23.55(74.39)24.59(76.26)27.93(82.27)32.57(90.63)36.96(98.53)39.73(103.51)40.25(104.45)39.94(103.89)38.3(100.94)34.81(94.66)29.46(85.03)25.44(77.79)40.25(104.45)
Average high °C (°F)23.34(74.01)24.33(75.79)27.41(81.34)31.82(89.28)35.98(96.76)38.52(101.34)39.37(102.87)38.9(102.02)37.57(99.63)34.33(93.79)29.06(84.31)25.12(77.22)32.15(89.87)
Daily mean °C (°F)21.37(70.47)22.27(72.09)25.17(77.31)29.49(85.08)33.54(92.37)35.97(96.75)36.87(98.37)36.38(97.48)34.78(94.6)31.57(88.83)26.83(80.29)23.15(73.67)29.78(85.6)
Average low °C (°F)18.18(64.72)18.95(66.11)21.5(70.7)25.37(77.67)28.82(83.88)30.69(87.24)31.84(89.31)31.73(89.11)29.92(85.86)27.04(80.67)23.17(73.71)19.89(67.8)25.59(78.06)
Record low °C (°F)16.89(62.4)17.99(64.38)20.7(69.26)24.65(76.37)27.9(82.22)29.83(85.69)30.42(86.76)29.86(85.75)28.61(83.5)25.44(77.79)21.74(71.13)18.39(65.1)16.89(62.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)13.81(0.54)8.0(0.31)11.94(0.47)8.2(0.32)1.0(0.04)0.15(0.01)0.28(0.01)2.45(0.1)0.1(0.0)1.65(0.06)8.34(0.33)6.6(0.26)5.21(0.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)1.881.541.961.910.260.040.090.490.040.481.611.220.96
Average relative humidity (%)58.155.1251.345.1743.246.8649.8251.2651.0252.8453.5655.9551.18
Mean monthly sunshine hours8.7811.2311.312.3513.3213.7913.7113.0311.829.228.648.5711.31

United Arab Emirates Climate Graph

United Arab Emirates’s Cities by Temperature

United Arab Emirates’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Ajman
30.1°C | 86.18°F
Abu Dhabi
30.1°C | 86.18°F
Dubai
29.9°C | 85.82°F
Umm Al Quwain
29.88°C | 85.78°F
Ras Al Khaimah
29.88°C | 85.78°F
Sharjah
29.72°C | 85.5°F
Fujairah
28.92°C | 84.06°F

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