Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Dubai in December: every year compared

In December, Dubai averages highs of 26.5 °C and lows of 16.6 °C, with 7 mm of precipitation. The warmest December was 2001 (23.6 °C), the coldest 1964 (16.8 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 26.5 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 16.6 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 7 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 1

Day by day through December

Normal high and low for each day of December in Dubai.

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every December in Dubai, ranked

86 months of December since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 8 of 86 (+0.9 °C vs normal).

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2025 · 22.2 °C · +0.9 °C vs normal · rank 8 of 86

Warmest years

1200123.6 °C
2202223.2 °C
3202322.9 °C
4202122.6 °C
5201622.5 °C

Coldest years

1196416.8 °C
2198218.3 °C
3194218.3 °C
4195918.4 °C
5196218.6 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	22.2 °C	26.9 °C	17.9 °C	23 mm	3 days	2 days
2024	21.9 °C	26.9 °C	16.9 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
2023	22.9 °C	28.0 °C	17.7 °C	0 mm	2 days	0 days
2022	23.2 °C	27.6 °C	18.9 °C	14 mm	3 days	2 days
2021	22.6 °C	27.7 °C	17.6 °C	0 mm	3 days	0 days
2020	22.0 °C	26.9 °C	17.1 °C	0 mm	3 days	0 days
2019	22.4 °C	27.2 °C	17.7 °C	9 mm	1 day	3 days
2018	22.1 °C	27.3 °C	16.9 °C	1 mm	3 days	0 days
2017	21.0 °C	26.4 °C	16.1 °C	12 mm	0 days	1 day
2016	22.5 °C	27.6 °C	17.8 °C	0 mm	6 days	0 days
2015	21.4 °C	26.0 °C	16.9 °C	8 mm	1 day	1 day
2014	21.5 °C	26.7 °C	16.5 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
2013	21.5 °C	26.2 °C	17.1 °C	0 mm	2 days	0 days
2012	22.2 °C	27.0 °C	18.2 °C	8 mm	3 days	3 days
2011	20.8 °C	25.9 °C	16.0 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2010	21.4 °C	27.4 °C	15.8 °C	0 mm	3 days	0 days
2009	21.6 °C	25.7 °C	18.0 °C	26 mm	2 days	4 days
2008	19.7 °C	24.7 °C	15.2 °C	5 mm	0 days	2 days
2007	21.6 °C	26.9 °C	16.5 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
2006	19.1 °C	23.0 °C	15.7 °C	58 mm	0 days	5 days
2005	22.1 °C	27.4 °C	17.3 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2004	21.5 °C	26.2 °C	17.1 °C	20 mm	6 days	3 days
2003	21.5 °C	26.8 °C	16.5 °C	0 mm	2 days	0 days
2002	21.8 °C	26.9 °C	17.2 °C	2 mm	1 day	1 day
2001	23.6 °C	29.4 °C	18.2 °C	0 mm	12 days	0 days
2000	20.6 °C	26.0 °C	15.5 °C	11 mm	2 days	1 day
1999	21.0 °C	27.2 °C	15.1 °C	0 mm	3 days	0 days
1998	22.3 °C	28.7 °C	16.9 °C	3 mm	5 days	1 day
1997	20.9 °C	25.7 °C	16.6 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1996	19.5 °C	25.7 °C	13.6 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1995	20.6 °C	24.4 °C	17.5 °C	34 mm	0 days	8 days
1994	20.1 °C	25.5 °C	15.2 °C	0 mm	4 days	0 days
1993	21.3 °C	26.7 °C	16.1 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1992	20.9 °C	25.9 °C	16.3 °C	19 mm	1 day	4 days
1991	21.1 °C	26.5 °C	16.2 °C	2 mm	4 days	1 day
1990	21.0 °C	26.8 °C	15.7 °C	0 mm	3 days	0 days
1989	20.3 °C	25.2 °C	15.8 °C	43 mm	4 days	4 days
1988	21.1 °C	26.8 °C	15.5 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1987	20.1 °C	25.9 °C	14.5 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1986	19.3 °C	24.1 °C	14.9 °C	24 mm	1 day	1 day
1985	20.9 °C	26.0 °C	16.0 °C	4 mm	0 days	2 days
1984	20.1 °C	25.1 °C	15.4 °C	27 mm	0 days	3 days
1983	20.1 °C	25.3 °C	15.0 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
1982	18.3 °C	22.8 °C	14.5 °C	19 mm	0 days	5 days
1981	20.6 °C	26.0 °C	15.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1980	20.2 °C	25.5 °C	15.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1979	20.3 °C	24.8 °C	15.6 °C	55 mm	0 days	6 days
1978	21.3 °C	26.7 °C	16.2 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1977	21.6 °C	27.1 °C	16.2 °C	7 mm	0 days	2 days
1976	20.4 °C	26.3 °C	15.3 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
1975	20.0 °C	25.4 °C	14.7 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1974	20.7 °C	25.4 °C	15.8 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1973	19.8 °C	25.0 °C	14.6 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
1972	19.0 °C	23.4 °C	15.2 °C	9 mm	0 days	4 days
1971	20.0 °C	25.0 °C	14.9 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1970	20.7 °C	26.0 °C	15.7 °C	1 mm	0 days	1 day
1969	20.1 °C	25.9 °C	14.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1968	21.2 °C	26.6 °C	16.3 °C	3 mm	1 day	2 days
1967	19.0 °C	23.8 °C	14.1 °C	11 mm	0 days	4 days
1966	19.7 °C	25.5 °C	13.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1965	19.9 °C	25.1 °C	14.3 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
1964	16.8 °C	21.6 °C	12.4 °C	40 mm	0 days	6 days
1963	19.1 °C	24.2 °C	13.7 °C	10 mm	0 days	1 day
1962	18.6 °C	24.3 °C	12.4 °C	10 mm	0 days	2 days
1961	20.4 °C	26.2 °C	14.2 °C	1 mm	0 days	1 day
1960	19.5 °C	24.9 °C	13.5 °C	12 mm	0 days	4 days
1959	18.4 °C	23.7 °C	12.8 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1958	20.0 °C	25.1 °C	15.0 °C	9 mm	0 days	4 days
1957	20.4 °C	24.9 °C	16.1 °C	8 mm	1 day	2 days
1956	20.0 °C	25.8 °C	13.9 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1955	20.2 °C	25.3 °C	15.4 °C	19 mm	0 days	4 days
1954	20.9 °C	26.7 °C	15.4 °C	14 mm	2 days	2 days
1953	19.6 °C	23.8 °C	16.2 °C	74 mm	0 days	11 days
1952	19.6 °C	25.1 °C	14.0 °C	12 mm	0 days	3 days
1951	20.5 °C	25.3 °C	15.8 °C	18 mm	0 days	4 days
1950	18.8 °C	24.9 °C	12.6 °C	4 mm	0 days	2 days
1949	19.3 °C	24.5 °C	14.4 °C	10 mm	0 days	4 days
1948	21.5 °C	26.1 °C	17.5 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1947	18.7 °C	23.9 °C	14.1 °C	10 mm	0 days	3 days
1946	19.3 °C	24.8 °C	14.1 °C	9 mm	0 days	3 days
1945	20.4 °C	25.8 °C	15.3 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1944	18.8 °C	23.1 °C	15.6 °C	148 mm	1 day	9 days
1943	20.7 °C	25.6 °C	16.5 °C	26 mm	0 days	2 days
1942	18.3 °C	22.6 °C	14.5 °C	89 mm	0 days	12 days
1941	21.1 °C	27.6 °C	14.8 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
1940	20.3 °C	26.5 °C	13.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days

December records

Hottest day

32.8 °C

December 5, 2016 estimate

Coldest night

6.5 °C

December 31, 1957 estimate

Wettest day

38 mm

December 18, 1944 estimate

The weather on your birthday in Dubai

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Questions & answers

How warm is Dubai in December?

Highs average 26.5 °C and lows 16.6 °C. A typical December brings 2 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Dubai in December?

About 7 mm falls in December, over some 1 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest December was 1944 (148 mm), the driest 1940 (0 mm).

What was the warmest December in Dubai?

2001, with a mean temperature of 23.6 °C. The coldest was 1964 (16.8 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 8 of 86.