Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Dubai in January: every year compared

In January, Dubai averages highs of 24.3 °C and lows of 14.8 °C, with 15 mm of precipitation. The warmest January was 2024 (21.6 °C), the coldest 1964 (15.8 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 24.3 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 14.8 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 15 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 2

Day by day through January

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every January in Dubai, ranked

86 months of January since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 16 of 86 (+0.3 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 19.7 °C · +0.3 °C vs normal · rank 16 of 86

Warmest years

1202421.6 °C
2201721.1 °C
3201921.1 °C
4200420.8 °C
5201120.6 °C

Coldest years

1196415.8 °C
2194916.2 °C
3197316.4 °C
4196516.8 °C
5195216.8 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	19.7 °C	24.6 °C	14.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2024	21.6 °C	26.5 °C	16.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2023	20.4 °C	24.6 °C	16.7 °C	41 mm	0 days	4 days
2022	20.6 °C	25.0 °C	16.5 °C	14 mm	0 days	4 days
2021	19.3 °C	25.2 °C	13.7 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2020	19.4 °C	23.9 °C	15.4 °C	69 mm	0 days	6 days
2019	21.1 °C	26.4 °C	15.9 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
2018	19.2 °C	24.0 °C	14.7 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2017	21.1 °C	25.7 °C	16.7 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
2016	20.0 °C	24.7 °C	15.6 °C	8 mm	1 day	2 days
2015	19.4 °C	25.0 °C	14.0 °C	12 mm	1 day	2 days
2014	19.0 °C	23.5 °C	14.6 °C	6 mm	0 days	3 days
2013	20.1 °C	25.1 °C	15.7 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2012	19.6 °C	24.6 °C	15.2 °C	1 mm	2 days	0 days
2011	20.6 °C	25.1 °C	16.6 °C	10 mm	0 days	2 days
2010	19.6 °C	24.8 °C	15.0 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2009	18.2 °C	23.0 °C	14.1 °C	14 mm	0 days	3 days
2008	18.2 °C	22.5 °C	14.5 °C	45 mm	0 days	6 days
2007	18.2 °C	23.2 °C	13.6 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
2006	19.3 °C	24.5 °C	14.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
2005	18.9 °C	23.6 °C	14.7 °C	15 mm	0 days	2 days
2004	20.8 °C	25.9 °C	16.1 °C	8 mm	1 day	1 day
2003	19.0 °C	24.5 °C	14.0 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
2002	20.5 °C	25.4 °C	15.5 °C	2 mm	0 days	1 day
2001	18.4 °C	23.8 °C	13.1 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
2000	20.4 °C	25.8 °C	15.4 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1999	20.1 °C	25.3 °C	15.3 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1998	18.8 °C	22.7 °C	15.3 °C	44 mm	0 days	7 days
1997	18.2 °C	23.4 °C	13.2 °C	55 mm	0 days	5 days
1996	18.9 °C	23.6 °C	14.6 °C	66 mm	0 days	8 days
1995	19.2 °C	24.6 °C	14.1 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1994	19.3 °C	25.0 °C	14.0 °C	7 mm	0 days	2 days
1993	18.3 °C	23.1 °C	14.1 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1992	16.9 °C	21.1 °C	13.2 °C	51 mm	0 days	9 days
1991	19.9 °C	25.1 °C	15.2 °C	6 mm	2 days	3 days
1990	18.3 °C	22.9 °C	14.2 °C	26 mm	0 days	3 days
1989	17.5 °C	22.2 °C	12.8 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1988	18.5 °C	23.6 °C	13.6 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1987	18.5 °C	24.3 °C	13.4 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1986	18.4 °C	23.7 °C	12.7 °C	6 mm	0 days	2 days
1985	20.0 °C	25.4 °C	15.3 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1984	18.3 °C	23.7 °C	13.0 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1983	17.6 °C	22.5 °C	12.8 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1982	18.7 °C	23.5 °C	13.9 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1981	20.1 °C	26.0 °C	14.9 °C	2 mm	1 day	1 day
1980	18.2 °C	22.9 °C	14.0 °C	6 mm	0 days	2 days
1979	19.2 °C	24.1 °C	14.2 °C	8 mm	0 days	1 day
1978	18.9 °C	24.3 °C	14.1 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1977	17.9 °C	22.2 °C	14.2 °C	23 mm	0 days	5 days
1976	17.8 °C	22.8 °C	13.1 °C	9 mm	0 days	3 days
1975	18.7 °C	23.5 °C	14.1 °C	20 mm	0 days	2 days
1974	18.3 °C	23.0 °C	13.9 °C	20 mm	0 days	5 days
1973	16.4 °C	21.5 °C	12.0 °C	14 mm	0 days	2 days
1972	18.2 °C	22.5 °C	14.2 °C	29 mm	0 days	7 days
1971	18.4 °C	24.2 °C	13.1 °C	4 mm	0 days	3 days
1970	18.2 °C	23.1 °C	13.7 °C	22 mm	0 days	4 days
1969	18.6 °C	22.5 °C	15.1 °C	144 mm	0 days	9 days
1968	17.3 °C	22.4 °C	12.6 °C	6 mm	0 days	1 day
1967	17.7 °C	23.6 °C	11.9 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1966	19.1 °C	25.4 °C	13.2 °C	0 mm	1 day	0 days
1965	16.8 °C	21.0 °C	13.2 °C	163 mm	0 days	7 days
1964	15.8 °C	19.0 °C	12.8 °C	58 mm	0 days	8 days
1963	18.5 °C	23.7 °C	12.9 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1962	17.9 °C	23.7 °C	11.7 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1961	19.2 °C	24.2 °C	14.1 °C	3 mm	0 days	1 day
1960	19.2 °C	24.3 °C	14.3 °C	4 mm	0 days	1 day
1959	17.5 °C	22.0 °C	12.9 °C	56 mm	0 days	4 days
1958	18.0 °C	22.8 °C	13.7 °C	25 mm	0 days	5 days
1957	17.9 °C	22.4 °C	13.6 °C	55 mm	0 days	5 days
1956	17.7 °C	23.1 °C	12.1 °C	5 mm	0 days	2 days
1955	17.7 °C	21.9 °C	13.9 °C	67 mm	0 days	14 days
1954	17.9 °C	23.5 °C	13.6 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1953	19.0 °C	25.2 °C	13.1 °C	2 mm	2 days	1 day
1952	16.8 °C	21.5 °C	12.2 °C	28 mm	0 days	4 days
1951	18.5 °C	24.0 °C	13.3 °C	8 mm	0 days	1 day
1950	17.7 °C	22.2 °C	13.5 °C	6 mm	0 days	1 day
1949	16.2 °C	21.9 °C	10.9 °C	30 mm	0 days	7 days
1948	18.3 °C	23.8 °C	13.0 °C	6 mm	0 days	3 days
1947	18.8 °C	24.2 °C	14.1 °C	17 mm	0 days	3 days
1946	18.8 °C	23.6 °C	14.2 °C	2 mm	0 days	0 days
1945	16.8 °C	21.4 °C	12.9 °C	54 mm	0 days	5 days
1944	19.4 °C	24.8 °C	14.2 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days
1943	17.4 °C	23.1 °C	12.8 °C	5 mm	0 days	2 days
1942	17.9 °C	24.8 °C	11.3 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1941	18.4 °C	24.7 °C	12.1 °C	0 mm	0 days	0 days
1940	18.6 °C	24.5 °C	13.1 °C	1 mm	0 days	0 days

January records

Hottest day

31.7 °C

January 23, 1991 estimate

Coldest night

4.7 °C

January 3, 1949 estimate

Wettest day

83 mm

January 13, 1965 estimate

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Questions & answers

How warm is Dubai in January?

Highs average 24.3 °C and lows 14.8 °C. A typical January brings 0 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Dubai in January?

About 15 mm falls in January, over some 2 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest January was 1965 (163 mm), the driest 1941 (0 mm).

What was the warmest January in Dubai?

2024, with a mean temperature of 21.6 °C. The coldest was 1964 (15.8 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 16 of 86.