Is Dubai hot in January?
Days are typically warm at 24.2°C, while nights average 15.2°C.
United Arab Emirates · 1991–2020 normal
Typical January weather in Dubai: 24.2°C by day, 15.2°C at night, 18 mm of rain over 1.5 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 98 out of 100, the highest of the year. Daylight is calculated as 10 h 44 from latitude 25.08°. Open-water sea temperature is 22.3°C (19 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Days are typically warm at 24.2°C, while nights average 15.2°C.
The measured monthly average is 18 mm across about 2 wet days.
There are about 10 h 44 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
January is the strongest month in our year-round weather comparison.
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The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 22.3°C in January. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
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