Emirate of Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Dubai in April
In April, Dubai averages a daytime high of 34 °C and a night-time low of 21 °C, with about 4 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Dubai's most comfortable months, December to March.
- Average high
- 34 °C
- Average low
- 21 °C
- Rain in the month
- 4 mm
- Daylight on 15 Apr
- 12 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 454
When to go
How April compares with the rest of the year in Dubai
April is the 7th warmest month in Dubai by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 25 °C to 42 °C and the lows from 14 °C to 30 °C. By day, April is 6 °C warmer than March, and May is 4 °C warmer than April.
April brings 4 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 7 mm (83 mm a year); it is tied for the 5th wettest month.
On 15 April the sun is up for about 12 h 50 min, against 10 h 30 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 | 25 °C | 14 °C | 11 mm | Yes |
| February | 26 °C | 15 °C | 24 mm | Yes |
| March | 29 °C | 17 °C | 24 mm | Yes |
| April | 34 °C | 21 °C | 4 mm | |
| May | 39 °C | 25 °C | 1 mm | |
| June | 41 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | |
| July | 42 °C | 30 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 42 °C | 30 °C | 0 mm | |
| September | 40 °C | 27 °C | 0 mm | |
| October | 36 °C | 23 °C | 0 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 19 °C | 4 mm | |
| December | 27 °C | 16 °C | 15 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 April a good time to visit Dubai?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 34 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Dubai are December to March; the nearest are March, before, and December, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Dubai that are comfortable in April
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Dubai
This guide lists 454 places to stay in Dubai: 3 chain properties with their details and own websites, and 451 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 51; 1–3 km, 116; 3–10 km, 153; 10 km or more, 134.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.