Weather comparison

Dubai or Abu Dhabi? The weather compared

By day, both are about equally warm over the year. Best time: Dubai December – March, Abu Dhabi December – March.

Holiday weather score by month

Holiday weather score, daytime high and sea temperature. Where one is clearly ahead, its month is highlighted.

Which is warmer, Dubai or Abu Dhabi?

Both are about equally warm by day: 34.2 °C and 34.1 °C on average over the year.

Where is the sea warmer, Dubai or Abu Dhabi?

The sea is about equally warm at both.

Dubai or Abu Dhabi in winter?

From December to February, both have about the same holiday weather (98 and 97 points).

Dubai or Abu Dhabi in summer?

From June to August, both have about the same holiday weather (50 and 50 points).

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences