Dubai is 18.7°C (33.7°F) warmer by day, Dubai has 28.5°C (51.3°F) warmer nights, Calgary gets 391 mm (15.4 in) more rain a year.
Calgary is at its warmest in July and coolest in December, 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.
Calgary is the wetter of the two, collecting 524 mm (20.6 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 Calgary and January, February and March in Dubai.
| Calgary | Metric | Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 9.6°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 28.3°C |
| -1.8°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 26.7°C |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| December | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 524 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 133 mm |
| June | ☔Wettest month | January |
| January | 🏜️Driest month | September |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 71% | 💧Average humidity | 69% |
| 1.3 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.5 m/s |
Overnight, Calgary typically falls to around -1.8°C (28.8°F) while Dubai settles near 26.7°C (80.1°F).
Calgary is hottest in July and coldest in December, whereas Dubai peaks in August and is coolest in February.
Calgary sees the most rain in June and the least in January; Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September.
Calgary feels the more humid of the two, averaging 71% 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 | Calgary | Dubai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -11.7 | -7.3 | -2.9 | 20.6 | 21.2 | 21.9 |
| February | -11.2 | -6 | -0.9 | 20.3 | 21.1❄️ | 21.9 |
| March | -7.2 | -1.6 | 3.9 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 23.4 |
| April | -3 | 3.2 | 9.3 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 26.1 |
| May | 2.1 | 8.7 | 15.2 | 27.5 | 28.4 | 29.4 |
| June | 6.4 | 12.7 | 19 | 29.9 | 30.9 | 32 |
| July | 9.4 | 16.2🔥 | 22.9 | 31.8 | 32.9 | 34 |
| August | 8.9 | 15.8 | 22.6 | 32.5 | 33.6🔥 | 34.7 |
| September | 4.3 | 10.9 | 17.6 | 31.6 | 32.5 | 33.4 |
| October | -1.2 | 4.6 | 10.3 | 30 | 30.6 | 31.3 |
| November | -7 | -2.7 | 1.6 | 26.8 | 27.4 | 27.9 |
| December | -11.8 | -7.7❄️ | -3.5 | 23.1 | 23.6 | 24.2 |
| Annual Avg | -1.8 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 26.7 | 27.5 | 28.3 |
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 Calgary 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 Calgary and Dubai — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Dubai is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 28.3°C (82.9°F) against 9.6°C (49.3°F) in Calgary — roughly 18.7°C (33.7°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Dubai, with average lows of 26.7°C (80.1°F) versus -1.8°C (28.8°F).
Calgary is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 22.9°C (73.3°F), while Dubai peaks in August at around 34.7°C (94.5°F). That makes Dubai the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Calgary gets colder. In its coldest month (December) overnight lows average about -11.8°C (10.8°F), compared with 20.3°C (68.6°F) at the low point of the year in Dubai.
Calgary is the wetter city, collecting about 524 mm (20.6 in) of rain a year versus 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. Calgary is wettest in June and driest in January; Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 71% in Calgary and 69% in Dubai across the year.
The most comfortable months in Calgary 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 31.3°C (56.3°F), and narrowest in July, about 16.7°C (30.1°F).
Calgary has the bigger seasonal swing, about 23.9°C (43°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 12.5°C (22.5°F) in Dubai — so Dubai has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Dubai comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and less rain than Calgary. Calgary 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 Calgary and Dubai, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
