Sharjah is 1.4°C (2.5°F) warmer by day, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Abu Dhabi is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while Sharjah peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Sharjah is the warmer of the two in 7 of 7 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 84 mm (3.3 in) in Abu Dhabi and 108 mm (4.3 in) in Sharjah. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and December in Abu Dhabi and January, February and December in Sharjah.
| Abu Dhabi | Metric | Sharjah |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 35.2°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 36.6°C |
| 22.8°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 21.9°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 84 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 108 mm |
| February | ☔Wettest month | January |
| July | 🏜️Driest month | September |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 61% | 💧Average humidity | 54% |
| 3.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3 m/s |
Overnight, Abu Dhabi typically falls to around 22.8°C (73°F) while Sharjah settles near 21.9°C (71.4°F).
Abu Dhabi is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas Sharjah peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Abu Dhabi sees the most rain in February and the least in July; Sharjah is wettest in January and driest in September.
Abu Dhabi feels the more humid of the two, averaging 61% relative humidity against 54%.
For Sharjah, the pick of the year is January, February and December.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Abu Dhabi | Sharjah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 15.6 | 21❄️ | 26.3 | 14.9 | 21.1❄️ | 27.4 |
| February | 15.7 | 22.2 | 28.8 | 15.1 | 22.4 | 29.7 |
| March | 17.2 | 24.8 | 32.3 | 16.5 | 24.8 | 33 |
| April | 20.2 | 28 | 35.8 | 19.2 | 28.1 | 36.9 |
| May | 24.2 | 31.6 | 38.9 | 23 | 32 | 41.1 |
| June | 27.3 | 33.8 | 40.3 | 26.6 | 34.8 | 42.9 |
| July | 29.1 | 35.3 | 41.5 | 29 | 36.3🔥 | 43.6 |
| August | 30.5 | 36.1🔥 | 41.7 | 29.2 | 36.1 | 42.9 |
| September | 28.7 | 34.3 | 39.8 | 27.6 | 34.3 | 41 |
| October | 25.7 | 31.2 | 36.7 | 24.6 | 31.3 | 38 |
| November | 21.5 | 27.1 | 32.6 | 20.7 | 27.1 | 33.5 |
| December | 17.6 | 22.9 | 28.1 | 16.7 | 22.9 | 29.1 |
| Annual Avg | 22.8 | 29 | 35.2 | 21.9 | 29.3 | 36.6 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Abu Dhabi and Sharjah feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Abu Dhabi and Sharjah — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Sharjah is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 36.6°C (97.9°F) against 35.2°C (95.4°F) in Abu Dhabi — roughly 1.4°C (2.5°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Abu Dhabi, with average lows of 22.8°C (73°F) versus 21.9°C (71.4°F).
Abu Dhabi is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 41.7°C (107°F), while Sharjah peaks in July at around 43.6°C (110.4°F). That makes Sharjah the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Sharjah gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 14.9°C (58.7°F), compared with 15.6°C (60.1°F) at the low point of the year in Abu Dhabi.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 84 mm (3.3 in) in Abu Dhabi and 108 mm (4.3 in) in Sharjah. Abu Dhabi is wettest in February and driest in July; Sharjah is wettest in January and driest in September.
Abu Dhabi is the more humid of the two, averaging 61% relative humidity over the year against 54% in Sharjah.
The most comfortable months in Abu Dhabi are January, February and December, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Sharjah is at its most pleasant around January, February and December, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Sharjah is the warmer city in all 7 months of the year. The gap is widest in June, about 1°C (1.8°F), and narrowest in March, about 0°C (0°F).
Both have a similar seasonal range — around 15.2°C (27.4°F) between the coldest and hottest months — so neither climate is noticeably more extreme than the other.
On climate alone, Sharjah comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and lower humidity than Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
