🇦🇪 Weather in Dubai in January
This is what the weather in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) was like in January in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
23.9 °C
23.0 °C – 25.3 °C
Avg. night-time low
18.4 °C
17.5 °C – 19.8 °C
Avg. rain days in period
2.3
7 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
21.4 mm
0.0 mm – 97.1 mm
Avg. cloud cover
45 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
22.4 °C
Sea point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 28.0 °C (17 Jan 2023) · Lowest temperature 14.4 °C (23 Jan 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 21 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 98Sunny
- 152Partly cloudy
- 37Cloudy
- 12Light rain
- 11Rain
Summary
- On average 23.9 °C during the day and 18.4 °C at night.
- On average 2.3 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 21.4 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 5 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 22.4 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2024 (avg. 25.3 °C), coolest: 2020 (avg. 23.0 °C).
- Wettest year: 2020 (97.1 mm), driest: 2019 (0.0 mm).
- Extremes: 28.0 °C on 17 Jan 2023 and 14.4 °C on 23 Jan 2026.
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. max23.3°Avg. min17.9°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 1.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 42 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.1 °C
Max 25.8 °C · Min 14.4 °C
2025
Avg. max23.5°Avg. min18.2°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 1.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 41 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.0 °C
Max 25.9 °C · Min 15.5 °C
2024
Avg. max25.3°Avg. min19.8°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 46 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 23.5 °C
Max 27.4 °C · Min 17.3 °C
2023
Avg. max23.9°Avg. min18.5°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 65.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 59 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.9 °C
Max 28.0 °C · Min 15.7 °C
2022
Avg. max23.9°Avg. min18.8°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 41.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 48 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.8 °C
Max 26.7 °C · Min 16.5 °C
2021
Avg. max24.0°Avg. min17.8°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 28 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.0 °C
Max 26.4 °C · Min 14.9 °C
2020
Avg. max23.0°Avg. min17.5°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 97.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 49 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.5 °C
Max 27.8 °C · Min 14.5 °C
2019
Avg. max24.9°Avg. min18.8°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 53 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.9 °C
Max 27.6 °C · Min 17.2 °C
2018
Avg. max23.0°Avg. min17.6°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 41 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.8 °C
Max 26.4 °C · Min 16.0 °C
2017
Avg. max24.2°Avg. min18.8°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 4.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 43 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.7 °C
Max 26.6 °C · Min 16.1 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Dubai in January?
- Daytime highs averaged 23.9 °C, night-time lows 18.4 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 28.0 °C (17 Jan 2023), the lowest 14.4 °C (23 Jan 2026).
- How often does it rain in Dubai in January?
- On average there were 2.3 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 21.4 mm of precipitation in total. In 5 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Dubai in January?
- The sea temperature averaged 22.4 °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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