Best Time to Visit United Arab Emirates

The Middle East carries two very distinct seasons, summer and winter. As a hot desert climate, this destination offers year-round high temperatures, with the best time to visit the UAE landing between October and April. December to February tend to find themselves as the most popular months for visitors due to comfortable temperatures of between 17-25⁰C, while the summer months see temperatures soar up to 40⁰C. June to August are months we recommenced avoiding travel to this part of the world unless you can stand the sweltering desert heat.

Best time to visit

Expect uninterrupted blues skies and sunshine most of the time in the UAE and with very little rain making an appearance. The warm temperatures during the winter months make it the perfect place for multi-generational families with younger children especially when visiting the mandatory attractions and water parks. If you are travelling there during these months, be sure to pack some light layers as the temperature can drop a few degrees during the evenings. Stopping off en-route to the Maldives or Mauritius? Fear not, the seasonality for each of the destinations works hand in hand to ensure you experience the very best of the combined weather patterns, making the UAE the ideal spot to spend a couple of days enjoying the vast array of things on offer, before moving onwards to island time.

Monthly Climate Guide for United Arab Emirates

, United Arab Emirates

Average temperatures (Celsius) and rainfall (mm)

Jan
29°C 1mm
Feb
32°C 1mm
Mar
37°C 2mm
Apr
41°C 1mm
May
44°C 0mm
Jun
45°C 0mm
Jul
47°C 0mm
Aug
46°C 0mm
Sep
45°C 0mm
Oct
39°C 0mm
Nov
35°C 0mm
Dec
30°C 0mm
Jan
29°C 1mm
Feb
32°C 1mm
Mar
36°C 2mm
Apr
40°C 1mm
May
43°C 0mm
Jun
45°C 0mm
Jul
45°C 0mm
Aug
45°C 0mm
Sep
44°C 0mm
Oct
39°C 0mm
Nov
35°C 1mm
Dec
31°C 1mm
Jan
29°C 1mm
Feb
32°C 1mm
Mar
36°C 2mm
Apr
40°C 1mm
May
43°C 0mm
Jun
45°C 0mm
Jul
45°C 0mm
Aug
45°C 0mm
Sep
44°C 0mm
Oct
39°C 0mm
Nov
35°C 1mm
Dec
31°C 1mm
Jan
29°C 1mm
Feb
32°C 1mm
Mar
36°C 2mm
Apr
40°C 1mm
May
43°C 0mm
Jun
45°C 0mm
Jul
45°C 0mm
Aug
45°C 0mm
Sep
44°C 0mm
Oct
39°C 0mm
Nov
35°C 1mm
Dec
31°C 1mm
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