Dubai is 10°C (18°F) warmer by day, Dubai has 25.4°C (45.7°F) warmer nights, Berlin gets 469 mm (18.5 in) more rain a year.
Berlin is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while Dubai peaks in August and bottoms out in February. Month for month, Dubai is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Berlin is the wetter of the two, collecting 602 mm (23.7 in) of rain a year against 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. The most comfortable time to visit is June, July and August in Berlin and January, February and March in Dubai.
| Berlin | Metric | Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 21.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 31.1°C |
| -0.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 24.7°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 602 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 133 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | January |
| April | 🏜️Driest month | September |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 80% | 💧Average humidity | 69% |
| 3.1 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.5 m/s |
Overnight, Berlin typically falls to around -0.7°C (30.7°F) while Dubai settles near 24.7°C (76.5°F).
Berlin is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas Dubai peaks in August and is coolest in February.
Berlin sees the most rain in July and the least in April; Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September.
Berlin feels the more humid of the two, averaging 80% relative humidity against 69%.
For Dubai, the pick of the year is January, February and March.
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 | Berlin | Dubai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -11.2 | -1.4❄️ | 8.5 | 18.5 | 21.4❄️ | 24.2 |
| February | -9.1 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 24.8 |
| March | -5.6 | 5.3 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 23.3 | 27 |
| April | -2.6 | 9.6 | 21.9 | 22 | 25.7 | 29.4 |
| May | 2.4 | 14.6 | 26.7 | 25.2 | 28.9 | 32.6 |
| June | 7 | 19 | 30.9 | 28.3 | 31.5 | 34.7 |
| July | 9.9 | 21.4🔥 | 32.9 | 30 | 33.5 | 37 |
| August | 9.2 | 21.1 | 33 | 31.1 | 34.2🔥 | 37.2 |
| September | 5.4 | 16.5 | 27.6 | 30.3 | 33 | 35.7 |
| October | -0.3 | 10.8 | 21.9 | 28.1 | 30.8 | 33.5 |
| November | -4.4 | 4.8 | 14 | 24.4 | 27.4 | 30.5 |
| December | -8.8 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 20.5 | 23.7 | 26.8 |
| Annual Avg | -0.7 | 10.2 | 21.1 | 24.7 | 27.9 | 31.1 |
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 Berlin and Dubai 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 Berlin and Dubai — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Dubai is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 31.1°C (88°F) against 21.1°C (70°F) in Berlin — roughly 10°C (18°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Dubai, with average lows of 24.7°C (76.5°F) versus -0.7°C (30.7°F).
Berlin is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 33°C (91.3°F), while Dubai peaks in August at around 37.2°C (99°F). That makes Dubai the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Berlin gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -11.2°C (11.8°F), compared with 18.3°C (64.9°F) at the low point of the year in Dubai.
Berlin is the wetter city, collecting about 602 mm (23.7 in) of rain a year versus 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. Berlin is wettest in July and driest in April; Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September.
Berlin is the more humid of the two, averaging 80% relative humidity over the year against 69% in Dubai.
The most comfortable months in Berlin are June, July and August, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Dubai is at its most pleasant around January, February and March, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Dubai is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in December, about 23.4°C (42.1°F), and narrowest in July, about 12.1°C (21.8°F).
Berlin has the bigger seasonal swing, about 22.8°C (41°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 12.8°C (23°F) in Dubai — so Dubai has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Dubai comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Berlin. Berlin is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall 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 Berlin and Dubai, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
