Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 43°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 14°C.

Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's second-most populous city, after Dubai. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-10-11. Each reading placed on Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 38°C Above Normal · 71st pct

Low 29°C Very High · 98th pct*

Feels-like 39°C Very Low · 4th pct

Humidity 21.8 g/m³ High · 82nd pct

Wind 18 km/h Low · 18th pct

Gust* 40 km/h High · 88th pct

Precip 0 mm Dry

Percentiles marked * are pending verification.

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Abu Dhabi average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0 mm on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low
January	24°C	14°C
February	26°C	15°C
March	30°C	18°C
April	35°C	21°C
May	40°C	25°C
June	41°C	27°C
July	43°C	30°C
August	43°C	31°C
September	40°C	28°C
October	37°C	24°C
November	31°C	20°C
December	26°C	16°C

Jan 11°–28°

Feb 11°–31°

Mar 14°–35°

Apr 18°–40°

May 22°–43°

Jun 25°–44°

Jul 27°–46°

Aug 28°–45°

Sep 25°–42°

Oct 21°–39°

Nov 17°–33°

Dec 13°–29°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 49°C on 2001-08-04
Coldest day on record: 6°C on 1991-02-17

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Percentiles compare each day to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →