Is Dubai hot in May?
Days are typically very hot at 38.2°C, while nights average 26.1°C.
United Arab Emirates · 1991–2020 normal
Dubai in
May.
Typical May weather in Dubai: 38.2°C by day, 26.1°C at night, 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high38.2°C
Typical low26.1°C
Rain0 mm
Wet days0
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 33 out of 100 (January leads the year at 98). Daylight is calculated as 13 h 21 from latitude 25.08°. Open-water sea temperature is 28.6°C (19 km from the place centre).
May at a glance
What is Dubai like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 0 mm across about 0 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 13 h 21 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 8 of 12 in our weather comparison; January ranks first.
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Warm sea in May
The nearest open-water NOAA OISST 1991–2020 cell averages 28.6°C in May. A sheltered bay can run warmer than that open-water cell.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 292223
- NOAA station
- AEM00041194 · DUBAI INTL
- Station distance
- 20.5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 19 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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