Dubai · United Arab Emirates

Dubai in May: every year compared

In May, Dubai averages highs of 38.9 °C and lows of 25.7 °C, with 0 mm of precipitation. The warmest May was 2012 (33.5 °C), the coldest 1956 (27.7 °C).

Avg. highAvg. high 38.9 °C

Avg. lowAvg. low 25.7 °C

PrecipitationPrecipitation 0 mm

Rainy daysRainy days 0

Day by day through May

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

Normal high and low, day by dayNormal 1991–2020

Every May in Dubai, ranked

86 months of May since 1940. The last one, 2025, ranks 2 of 86 (+1.4 °C vs normal).

194019832025

2025 · 33.2 °C · +1.4 °C vs normal · rank 2 of 86

Warmest years

1201233.5 °C
2201533.2 °C
3202533.2 °C
4200833.1 °C
5200733.0 °C

Coldest years

1195627.7 °C
2199127.9 °C
3196328.1 °C
4195728.3 °C
5197229.2 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Rainy days
2025	33.2 °C	40.0 °C	27.2 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2024	32.2 °C	38.4 °C	26.7 °C	10 mm	31 days	2 days
2023	31.9 °C	38.5 °C	26.3 °C	4 mm	31 days	1 day
2022	31.4 °C	38.0 °C	26.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2021	32.8 °C	39.8 °C	26.6 °C	2 mm	31 days	0 days
2020	32.8 °C	39.2 °C	27.4 °C	2 mm	31 days	1 day
2019	31.8 °C	37.9 °C	26.0 °C	4 mm	31 days	2 days
2018	33.0 °C	39.0 °C	27.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2017	32.8 °C	39.7 °C	26.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2016	32.3 °C	38.5 °C	26.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2015	33.2 °C	39.9 °C	26.9 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2014	32.2 °C	38.4 °C	26.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2013	30.8 °C	36.9 °C	25.6 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2012	33.5 °C	40.5 °C	27.5 °C	1 mm	31 days	0 days
2011	32.7 °C	39.3 °C	27.2 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2010	32.1 °C	38.9 °C	26.3 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2009	32.9 °C	40.7 °C	26.3 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2008	33.1 °C	40.2 °C	27.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2007	33.0 °C	40.3 °C	26.4 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2006	32.0 °C	39.3 °C	25.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2005	31.8 °C	38.6 °C	25.6 °C	0 mm	30 days	0 days
2004	31.7 °C	39.1 °C	25.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2003	31.7 °C	38.8 °C	25.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2002	32.6 °C	40.5 °C	26.0 °C	1 mm	31 days	0 days
2001	32.5 °C	40.3 °C	25.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
2000	31.0 °C	38.3 °C	24.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1999	31.8 °C	39.3 °C	25.1 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1998	32.0 °C	40.3 °C	25.3 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1997	29.7 °C	37.2 °C	23.1 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1996	31.3 °C	39.2 °C	24.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1995	30.2 °C	37.6 °C	23.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1994	30.9 °C	37.6 °C	24.9 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1993	30.4 °C	37.6 °C	24.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1992	31.5 °C	39.0 °C	25.1 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1991	27.9 °C	34.6 °C	22.1 °C	0 mm	30 days	0 days
1990	31.2 °C	39.5 °C	24.4 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1989	30.0 °C	38.2 °C	23.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1988	30.4 °C	38.0 °C	24.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1987	31.5 °C	39.3 °C	25.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1986	32.5 °C	40.4 °C	25.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1985	30.9 °C	38.2 °C	24.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1984	30.8 °C	38.1 °C	24.1 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1983	31.6 °C	38.9 °C	25.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1982	31.0 °C	38.7 °C	24.6 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1981	30.2 °C	37.8 °C	23.9 °C	4 mm	31 days	1 day
1980	31.1 °C	38.5 °C	24.9 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1979	30.8 °C	38.4 °C	23.9 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1978	29.3 °C	36.8 °C	22.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1977	31.7 °C	40.0 °C	24.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1976	30.3 °C	38.1 °C	24.2 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1975	31.4 °C	39.6 °C	24.2 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1974	30.0 °C	36.8 °C	23.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1973	31.0 °C	38.5 °C	24.4 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1972	29.2 °C	36.2 °C	22.9 °C	0 mm	30 days	0 days
1971	30.0 °C	37.3 °C	23.1 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1970	30.0 °C	37.9 °C	23.2 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1969	30.2 °C	37.3 °C	23.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1968	29.2 °C	36.0 °C	23.3 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1967	30.2 °C	38.2 °C	23.1 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1966	30.7 °C	38.8 °C	23.2 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1965	29.7 °C	38.7 °C	22.0 °C	0 mm	30 days	0 days
1964	30.5 °C	38.9 °C	23.3 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1963	28.1 °C	34.7 °C	22.1 °C	10 mm	29 days	2 days
1962	30.5 °C	39.2 °C	22.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1961	30.1 °C	37.6 °C	22.9 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1960	29.8 °C	37.3 °C	22.7 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1959	31.1 °C	37.6 °C	24.9 °C	12 mm	31 days	1 day
1958	31.2 °C	39.2 °C	23.7 °C	2 mm	31 days	1 day
1957	28.3 °C	34.6 °C	22.9 °C	9 mm	29 days	2 days
1956	27.7 °C	35.1 °C	21.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1955	30.1 °C	37.0 °C	23.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1954	30.9 °C	39.3 °C	24.0 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1953	31.1 °C	38.7 °C	23.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1952	31.0 °C	38.7 °C	24.2 °C	6 mm	31 days	3 days
1951	30.6 °C	38.8 °C	23.3 °C	16 mm	31 days	7 days
1950	30.3 °C	38.0 °C	23.4 °C	2 mm	31 days	0 days
1949	31.5 °C	39.6 °C	24.5 °C	3 mm	31 days	1 day
1948	32.0 °C	40.2 °C	25.0 °C	2 mm	31 days	1 day
1947	31.0 °C	38.7 °C	24.7 °C	2 mm	31 days	1 day
1946	29.8 °C	38.6 °C	22.2 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1945	31.0 °C	39.0 °C	24.2 °C	1 mm	31 days	0 days
1944	30.2 °C	37.8 °C	23.9 °C	2 mm	31 days	0 days
1943	30.4 °C	39.2 °C	22.5 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1942	31.1 °C	40.6 °C	21.8 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1941	31.7 °C	40.8 °C	22.9 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days
1940	30.6 °C	39.1 °C	22.6 °C	0 mm	31 days	0 days

May records

Hottest day

46.2 °C

May 28, 1986 estimate

Coldest night

15.1 °C

May 3, 1971 estimate

Wettest day

11 mm

May 25, 1959 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 May?

Highs average 38.9 °C and lows 25.7 °C. A typical May brings 31 hot days (30 °C or more) and 0 frost days.

Does it rain a lot in Dubai in May?

About 0 mm falls in May, over some 0 days with at least 1 mm. The wettest May was 1951 (16 mm), the driest 1940 (0 mm).

What was the warmest May in Dubai?

2012, with a mean temperature of 33.5 °C. The coldest was 1956 (27.7 °C). The last one, 2025, ranks 2 of 86.