Best Time to Visit Dubai

The best time to visit Dubai is November to April, when the average temperature is 20–28°C and rainfall is low for Dubai, at 6–23 mm a month.

Dubai weather by month

The wettest month in Dubai is January with 23 mm of rain, and the warmest is July at an average 36°C. The coolest is January at 20°C.

MonthAverage temperatureRainfallVerdict
January20°C / 68°F
23 mm
Best
February21°C / 70°F
10 mm
Best
March24°C / 75°F
16 mm
Best
April28°C / 82°F
6 mm
Best
May32°C / 89°F
1 mm
Hot
June34°C / 93°F
2 mm
Hot
July36°C / 96°F
1 mm
Hot
August36°C / 96°F
1 mm
Hot
September34°C / 93°F
1 mm
Hot
October31°C / 87°F
2 mm
Hot
November26°C / 80°F
8 mm
Best
December22°C / 72°F
14 mm
Best

How we pick the best months

  • Best: an average temperature of 1528°C and low rainfall for Dubai: under 150 mm, and no more than 60 mm, a quarter above Dubai's median month (never set below 60 mm).
  • If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
  • Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 60 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.

Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.

Where these numbers come from

Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Dubai International (DXB) at 25.25, 55.37. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.

The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.