Middle East & North Africa · City travel

Best time to visit Dubai

Mid Nov–Mid Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 27.0°C, with 0.4 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Dubai season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 97.9)Mid Jan: Best (season score 95.3)Late Jan: Best (season score 98.1)Early Feb: Best (season score 99.8)Mid Feb: Best (season score 95.9)Late Feb: Best (season score 94.1)Early Mar: Best (season score 94.9)Mid Mar: Best (season score 87.1)Late Mar: Great (season score 82.1)Early Apr: Great (season score 75.6)Mid Apr: Good (season score 69.7)Late Apr: Okay (season score 53.8)Early May: Okay (season score 49.9)Mid May: Fair (season score 37.0)Late May: Off-season (season score 19.5)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 20.1)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 14.4)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 9.6)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 9.4)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 1.1)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 1.9)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 1.7)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 5.8)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 12.6)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 22.7)Late Sep: Fair (season score 35.8)Early Oct: Okay (season score 44.8)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 55.7)Late Oct: Good (season score 69.6)Early Nov: Great (season score 78.1)Mid Nov: Best (season score 91.6)Late Nov: Best (season score 97.8)Early Dec: Best (season score 98.8)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
JanuaryBest24.6°C0.646.9%
FebruaryBest26.4°C0.443.8%
MarchBest29.4°C0.545.4%
AprilGood34.2°C0.343.0%
MayFair38.5°C0.130.6%
JuneOff-season40.8°C0.030.4%
JulyAvoid42.0°C0.043.8%
AugustAvoid42.2°C0.037.0%
SeptemberOff-season39.8°C0.024.8%
OctoberOkay36.2°C0.122.9%
NovemberBest31.1°C0.234.1%
DecemberBest26.9°C0.441.6%

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: DUBAI INTL(11 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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