Middle East & North Africa · City travel

Best time to visit Abu Dhabi

Mid Nov–Early Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.0°C, with 0.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Abu Dhabi
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Season calendar

Abu Dhabi season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 98.5)Mid Jan: Best (season score 95.7)Late Jan: Best (season score 97.8)Early Feb: Best (season score 99.4)Mid Feb: Best (season score 95.4)Late Feb: Best (season score 92.4)Early Mar: Best (season score 91.7)Mid Mar: Great (season score 81.7)Late Mar: Great (season score 76.6)Early Apr: Good (season score 67.9)Mid Apr: Good (season score 61.7)Late Apr: Okay (season score 45.3)Early May: Fair (season score 38.3)Mid May: Off-season (season score 27.9)Late May: Off-season (season score 15.8)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 14.7)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 13.1)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 6.5)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 8.1)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 2.0)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 1.1)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 1.0)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 2.2)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 5.0)Mid Sep: Avoid (season score 13.0)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 23.0)Early Oct: Fair (season score 36.3)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 50.9)Late Oct: Good (season score 65.9)Early Nov: Great (season score 75.4)Mid Nov: Best (season score 89.8)Late Nov: Best (season score 97.1)Early Dec: Best (season score 98.2)Mid Dec: Best (season score 97.9)Late Dec: Best (season score 100.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 2 (Avoid non-essential travel)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest24.7°C0.843.1%
FebruaryBest26.9°C0.439.3%
MarchGreat30.3°C0.743.5%
AprilGood35.2°C0.441.9%
MayOff-season39.8°C0.129.1%
JuneAvoid41.7°C0.128.4%
JulyAvoid43.0°C0.142.0%
AugustAvoid43.7°C0.136.9%
SeptemberAvoid41.1°C0.025.8%
OctoberOkay36.9°C0.123.9%
NovemberBest31.3°C0.433.2%
DecemberBest26.8°C0.540.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: ABU DHABI INTL(28 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.