🇦🇪 Weather in Dubai in August
This is what the weather in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) was like in August in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
40.2 °C
39.1 °C – 40.9 °C
Avg. night-time low
32.5 °C
31.7 °C – 33.1 °C
Avg. rain days in period
1.4
5 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
17.2 mm
0.3 mm – 158 mm
Avg. sunshine per day
n/a
Sunshine duration is not available from this data source.
Avg. sea temperature
33.8 °C
Sea point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 45.2 °C (1 Aug 2025) · Lowest temperature 29.4 °C (27 Aug 2022) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 13Sunny
- 161Partly cloudy
- 91Cloudy
- 8Light rain
- 6Rain
Summary
- On average 40.2 °C during the day and 32.5 °C at night.
- On average 1.4 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 17.2 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 6 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 33.8 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2026 (avg. 40.9 °C), coolest: 2024 (avg. 39.1 °C).
- Wettest year: 2024 (158 mm), driest: 2021 (0.3 mm).
- Extremes: 45.2 °C on 1 Aug 2025 and 29.4 °C on 27 Aug 2022.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max40.9°Avg. min33.0°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 1.0 mm
- Avg. sunshine per day
- n/a
- Sea temperature
- 34.2 °C
Max 43.1 °C · Min 31.6 °C
2025
Avg. max40.3°Avg. min33.1°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 61 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 33.1 °C
Max 45.2 °C · Min 30.9 °C
2024
Avg. max39.1°Avg. min32.6°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 158 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 61 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 34.0 °C
Max 41.8 °C · Min 30.6 °C
2023
Avg. max40.8°Avg. min33.0°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 1.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 55 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 34.5 °C
Max 43.9 °C · Min 31.5 °C
2022
Avg. max39.8°Avg. min32.1°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 1.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 59 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 32.9 °C
Max 42.9 °C · Min 29.4 °C
2021
Avg. max40.5°Avg. min32.3°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 48 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 34.2 °C
Max 43.3 °C · Min 30.6 °C
2020
Avg. max40.0°Avg. min33.1°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 5.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 64 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 34.1 °C
Max 43.8 °C · Min 31.7 °C
2019
Avg. max40.1°Avg. min32.3°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 1.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 34.0 °C
Max 42.8 °C · Min 30.6 °C
2018
Avg. max39.9°Avg. min31.7°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 34.1 °C
Max 43.0 °C · Min 30.2 °C
2017
Avg. max40.3°Avg. min31.9°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 2.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 68 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 33.1 °C
Max 43.0 °C · Min 29.9 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Dubai in August?
- Daytime highs averaged 40.2 °C, night-time lows 32.5 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 45.2 °C (1 Aug 2025), the lowest 29.4 °C (27 Aug 2022).
- How often does it rain in Dubai in August?
- On average there were 1.4 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 17.2 mm of precipitation in total. In 6 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Dubai in August?
- The sea temperature averaged 33.8 °C (open-sea point approx. 6 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 6 km from the location (25.230, 55.210)
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