Dubai, UAE

Set in a desert climate, Dubai (UAE) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 96/100 sun score in November, exactly the kind of reliability you want for a city break.

July is the heat peak, averaging 41°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around 15°C. On the rain ledger, June is the safest bet at a 0% chance of a wet day, while February climbs to 7%. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through January–December.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 33°C highs with 3% rain-day odds, summer 41°C at 0%, autumn 35°C at 2%, and winter 25°C at 6%. In short: plan around winter if you can, keep spring as the fallback, and go into summer with managed expectations (its season score is 69). A practical compromise is January — the edge of the warm window, averaging 24°C with a 95 sun score.

Best months to visit Dubai

The best month on record is November — a 96/100 sun score, built on 17% cloud cover and 3% rain-day odds — followed by December and January. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: January–June and October–December all score 70 or better. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is September (68/100).

Among the desert destinations in our catalog, its November rain odds beat 68% of the field.

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The live forecast backs this up: of the next 16 days, 14 look mostly clear and none carry meaningful rain risk, in a 22–34°C band. Today's cached sun score is 86/100.