Emirate of Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi in August
In August, Abu Dhabi averages a daytime high of 42 °C and a night-time low of 31 °C, with about 1 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Abu Dhabi's most comfortable months, December to February.
- Average high
- 42 °C
- Average low
- 31 °C
- Rain in the month
- 1 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 13 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 108
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Abu Dhabi
August is tied for the warmest month in Abu Dhabi by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 24 °C to 42 °C and the lows from 14 °C to 31 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 2 °C cooler than August.
August brings 1 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 4 mm (49 mm a year); it is tied for the 6th wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 13 h, against 10 h 40 min at the shortest and 13 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24 °C | 14 °C | 7 mm | Yes |
| February | 26 °C | 15 °C | 17 mm | Yes |
| March | 29 °C | 18 °C | 13 mm | |
| April | 35 °C | 22 °C | 4 mm | |
| May | 39 °C | 26 °C | 1 mm | |
| June | 41 °C | 28 °C | 0 mm | |
| July | 42 °C | 30 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 42 °C | 31 °C | 1 mm | |
| September | 40 °C | 28 °C | 0 mm | |
| October | 36 °C | 24 °C | 0 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 20 °C | 1 mm | |
| December | 26 °C | 16 °C | 6 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Abu Dhabi?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 42 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Abu Dhabi are December to February; the nearest are February, before, and December, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in United Arab Emirates in August
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Abu Dhabi
This guide lists 108 places to stay in Abu Dhabi, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 2; 1–3 km, 5; 3–10 km, 77; 10 km or more, 24.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.