Dubai is 14°C (25.2°F) warmer by day, Dubai has 20.5°C (36.9°F) warmer nights, London gets 572 mm (22.5 in) more rain a year.
Dubai is at its warmest in August and coolest in February, while London peaks in July and bottoms out in February. Month for month, Dubai is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
London is the wetter of the two, collecting 705 mm (27.8 in) of rain a year against 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Dubai and June, July and August in London.
| Dubai | Metric | London |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 28.3°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 14.3°C |
| 26.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 6.2°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| February | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 133 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 705 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | October |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | April |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 69% | 💧Average humidity | 85% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.4 m/s |
Overnight, Dubai typically falls to around 26.7°C (80.1°F) while London settles near 6.2°C (43.2°F).
Dubai is hottest in August and coldest in February, whereas London peaks in July and is coolest in February.
Dubai sees the most rain in January and the least in September; London is wettest in October and driest in April.
London feels the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity against 69%.
For London, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
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 | Dubai | London | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 20.6 | 21.2 | 21.9 | 1.3 | 4❄️ | 6.7 |
| February | 20.3 | 21.1❄️ | 21.9 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 7.5 |
| March | 21.7 | 22.5 | 23.4 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 10.4 |
| April | 24.4 | 25.2 | 26.1 | 4 | 8.7 | 13.3 |
| May | 27.5 | 28.4 | 29.4 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 16.7 |
| June | 29.9 | 30.9 | 32 | 10 | 14.9 | 19.9 |
| July | 31.8 | 32.9 | 34 | 12.3 | 17.4🔥 | 22.4 |
| August | 32.5 | 33.6🔥 | 34.7 | 12.3 | 17.3 | 22.4 |
| September | 31.6 | 32.5 | 33.4 | 10.1 | 14.8 | 19.5 |
| October | 30 | 30.6 | 31.3 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 15.1 |
| November | 26.8 | 27.4 | 27.9 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 10.2 |
| December | 23.1 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 7.3 |
| Annual Avg | 26.7 | 27.5 | 28.3 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 14.3 |
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 Dubai and London 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 Dubai and London — 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 14.3°C (57.7°F) in London — roughly 14°C (25.2°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Dubai, with average lows of 26.7°C (80.1°F) versus 6.2°C (43.2°F).
Dubai is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 34.7°C (94.5°F), while London peaks in July at around 22.4°C (72.4°F). That makes Dubai the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
London gets colder. In its coldest month (February) overnight lows average about 1.2°C (34.2°F), compared with 20.3°C (68.6°F) at the low point of the year in Dubai.
London is the wetter city, collecting about 705 mm (27.8 in) of rain a year versus 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September; London is wettest in October and driest in April.
London is the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity over the year against 69% in Dubai.
The most comfortable months in Dubai are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
London is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, 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 November, about 20.2°C (36.4°F), and narrowest in July, about 15.5°C (27.9°F).
Both have a similar seasonal range — around 13.4°C (24.1°F) between the coldest and hottest months — so neither climate is noticeably more extreme than the other.
On climate alone, Dubai comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than London. London 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 Dubai and London, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
