Dubai is 2°C (3.6°F) warmer by day, Dubai has 10.9°C (19.6°F) warmer nights, Brisbane gets 1,046 mm (41.2 in) more rain a year.
Brisbane is at its warmest in January and coolest in July, while Dubai peaks in August and bottoms out in February. Month for month, Dubai is the warmer of the two in 8 of 12 months.
Brisbane is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,179 mm (46.4 in) of rain a year against 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. The most comfortable time to visit is April, September and October in Brisbane and January, February and March in Dubai.
| Brisbane | Metric | Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 29.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 31.1°C |
| 13.8°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 24.7°C |
| January | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| July | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,179 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 133 mm |
| February | ☔Wettest month | January |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | September |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 72% | 💧Average humidity | 69% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.5 m/s |
Overnight, Brisbane typically falls to around 13.8°C (56.8°F) while Dubai settles near 24.7°C (76.5°F).
Brisbane is hottest in January and coldest in July, whereas Dubai peaks in August and is coolest in February.
Brisbane sees the most rain in February and the least in September; Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September.
Brisbane feels the more humid of the two, averaging 72% 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 | Brisbane | Dubai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 20 | 26.8🔥 | 33.6 | 18.5 | 21.4❄️ | 24.2 |
| February | 20 | 26.3 | 32.5 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 24.8 |
| March | 18.1 | 24.7 | 31.3 | 19.5 | 23.3 | 27 |
| April | 14.8 | 21.6 | 28.4 | 22 | 25.7 | 29.4 |
| May | 11 | 18.4 | 25.8 | 25.2 | 28.9 | 32.6 |
| June | 8 | 15.7 | 23.3 | 28.3 | 31.5 | 34.7 |
| July | 7.6 | 15.4❄️ | 23.1 | 30 | 33.5 | 37 |
| August | 8.3 | 16.7 | 25 | 31.1 | 34.2🔥 | 37.2 |
| September | 10.7 | 19.6 | 28.5 | 30.3 | 33 | 35.7 |
| October | 13.5 | 22.4 | 31.3 | 28.1 | 30.8 | 33.5 |
| November | 15.8 | 24.1 | 32.4 | 24.4 | 27.4 | 30.5 |
| December | 17.9 | 25.8 | 33.6 | 20.5 | 23.7 | 26.8 |
| Annual Avg | 13.8 | 21.5 | 29.1 | 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 Brisbane 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 Brisbane 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 29.1°C (84.4°F) in Brisbane — roughly 2°C (3.6°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Dubai, with average lows of 24.7°C (76.5°F) versus 13.8°C (56.8°F).
Brisbane is hottest in January, averaging highs of about 33.6°C (92.5°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.
Brisbane gets colder. In its coldest month (July) overnight lows average about 7.6°C (45.7°F), compared with 18.3°C (64.9°F) at the low point of the year in Dubai.
Brisbane is the wetter city, collecting about 1,179 mm (46.4 in) of rain a year versus 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. Brisbane is wettest in February and driest in September; Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September.
Brisbane is the more humid of the two, averaging 72% relative humidity over the year against 69% in Dubai.
The most comfortable months in Brisbane are April, September and October, 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 8 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in July, about 18.1°C (32.6°F), and narrowest in March, about 1.4°C (2.5°F).
Dubai has the bigger seasonal swing, about 12.8°C (23°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 11.4°C (20.5°F) in Brisbane — so Brisbane has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Dubai comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and less rain than Brisbane. Brisbane is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather and more rainfall.
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 Brisbane and Dubai, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
