Climate of Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi has a desert climate. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Abu Dhabi is 33° degrees and there is about 13 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 351 days a year with an average humidity of 51% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 24°C and 40°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 18°C and 33°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 20°C and 40°C
- Rain: it rains 11 days and there is a total of approximately 14 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3661 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 24°C and 40°C |
Warmest month: | 40°C in July |
Coldest month: | 24°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 18°C and 33°C |
Sea temperature: | between 20°C and 40°C |
Dry days: | 354 days |
Days with rain: | 11 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 14 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3661 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Abu Dhabi.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Abu Dhabi.
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Climate table of Abu Dhabi
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Abu Dhabi. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Abu Dhabi might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 24 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 25 |
Night temp. (°C) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 21 |
Water temp. (°C) | 20 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 24 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Days with rain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Dry days | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Best time to visit Abu Dhabi
The best time to visit Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates is from January through April and November and December. In this period you have a hot temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Abu Dhabi is 40°C in July and the lowest is 24°C in January. The highest water temperature is 40°C and it does not get colder than 20°C.
Climate of Abu Dhabi by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Abu Dhabi? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.












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