Emirate of Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Dubai in August
In August, Dubai averages a daytime high of 42 °C and a night-time low of 30 °C, with almost no rain over the month. It falls outside Dubai's most comfortable months, December to March.
- Average high
- 42 °C
- Average low
- 30 °C
- Rain in the month
- 0 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 13 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 454
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Dubai
August is tied for the 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, August is about the same as July, and September is 2 °C cooler than August.
August brings almost no rain, less than the monthly average of 7 mm (83 mm a year); it is tied for the driest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 13 h, 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 August a good time to visit Dubai?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 42 °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.
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 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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.