Abu Dhabi vs Dubai weather, all year round
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are about the same for average temperature (28.7°C against 28.2°C).
Abu Dhabi gets 29% less rainfall than Dubai (101 mm against 141 mm).
Best time to visit
Both Abu Dhabi and Dubai's most comfortable months are January, February and December. Both score 70 or more out of 100 in January, February, March, April, November and December.
Both cities have their most comfortable month in January. The least comfortable month is August in Abu Dhabi and July in Dubai.
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are about the same for comfort score (63/100 against 68/100).
Weekly averages over three years.
Temperature
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are about the same for average temperature (28.7°C against 28.2°C).
Both cities have their hottest month in August. The coolest month is January for both.
The lead in average temperature changes hands during the year: Dubai from early July to mid September, then Abu Dhabi from late September to late June.
Abu Dhabi's average daytime high is 1.4°C lower than Dubai's (33.3°C against 34.7°C).
Abu Dhabi's average nighttime low is 2.2°C higher than Dubai's (25.1°C against 22.8°C).
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are about the same for days above 30°C (86°F) (239 days against 250 days).
Neither city has any days below freezing to speak of.
Weekly averages over three years.
Feels like and humidity
Abu Dhabi's average feels-like temperature is 1.2°C higher than Dubai's (31.0°C against 29.7°C).
Abu Dhabi's hottest feeling month is August, Dubai's is July. The coolest feeling month is January for both.
Abu Dhabi's humidity is 4 points higher than Dubai's (61% against 57%).
Abu Dhabi's most humid month is December, Dubai's is February. The driest month is May for both.
Abu Dhabi gets 16% more muggy days than Dubai (223 days against 192 days).
Weekly averages over three years.
Rainfall
Abu Dhabi gets 29% less rainfall than Dubai (101 mm against 141 mm).
Abu Dhabi gets 25% fewer rainy days than Dubai (6 days against 9 days).
Abu Dhabi's wettest month is March, Dubai's is April. The driest month is June for both.
Monthly totals, averaged over three years.
Sunshine
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are about the same for sunshine (3915 h against 3896 h).
Both cities have their sunniest month in May. The dullest month is February for both.
Weekly averages over three years.
Wind
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are about the same for wind (22 km/h against 23 km/h).
Abu Dhabi gets 25% more windy days than Dubai (36 days against 29 days).
Abu Dhabi's windiest month is February, Dubai's is May. The calmest month is December for both.
Weekly averages over three years.
Snowfall
Neither city has any snowfall to speak of.
Daylight
Abu Dhabi and Dubai are about the same for daylight (12 h against 12 h).
Weekly averages over three years.
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Averages of daily data from 2023 to 2025. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).