Mumbai is 4.6°C (8.3°F) warmer by day, Dubai has 5.3°C (9.5°F) warmer nights, Mumbai gets 2,221 mm (87.4 in) more rain a year.
Dubai is at its warmest in August and coolest in February, while Mumbai peaks in April and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Dubai is the warmer of the two in 7 of 12 months.
Mumbai is the wetter of the two, collecting 2,354 mm (92.7 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 January, November and December in Mumbai.
| Dubai | Metric | Mumbai |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 31.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 35.7°C |
| 24.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 19.4°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | April |
| February | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 133 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 2,354 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | July |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | January |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 69% | 💧Average humidity | 67% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Dubai typically falls to around 24.7°C (76.5°F) while Mumbai settles near 19.4°C (66.9°F).
Dubai is hottest in August and coldest in February, whereas Mumbai peaks in April and is coolest in January.
Dubai sees the most rain in January and the least in September; Mumbai is wettest in July and driest in January.
Dubai feels the more humid of the two, averaging 69% relative humidity against 67%.
For Mumbai, the pick of the year is January, November 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 | Dubai | Mumbai | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 18.5 | 21.4❄️ | 24.2 | 12.7 | 24.1 | 35.5 |
| February | 18.3 | 21.5 | 24.8 | 14.5 | 26.7 | 38.9 |
| March | 19.5 | 23.3 | 27 | 17.8 | 30 | 42.3 |
| April | 22 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 20.9 | 32 | 43 |
| May | 25.2 | 28.9 | 32.6 | 24 | 32.7🔥 | 41.5 |
| June | 28.3 | 31.5 | 34.7 | 24.8 | 30.9 | 36.9 |
| July | 30 | 33.5 | 37 | 24.1 | 27.3 | 30.4 |
| August | 31.1 | 34.2🔥 | 37.2 | 23.4 | 26.5 | 29.6 |
| September | 30.3 | 33 | 35.7 | 22.3 | 27.1 | 31.8 |
| October | 28.1 | 30.8 | 33.5 | 18.4 | 25.8 | 33.3 |
| November | 24.4 | 27.4 | 30.5 | 15.8 | 24.3 | 32.7 |
| December | 20.5 | 23.7 | 26.8 | 13.6 | 23.3❄️ | 33.1 |
| Annual Avg | 24.7 | 27.9 | 31.1 | 19.4 | 27.6 | 35.8 |
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 Mumbai 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 Mumbai — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Mumbai is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 35.7°C (96.3°F) against 31.1°C (88°F) in Dubai — roughly 4.6°C (8.3°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Dubai, with average lows of 24.7°C (76.5°F) versus 19.4°C (66.9°F).
Dubai is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 37.2°C (99°F), while Mumbai peaks in April at around 43°C (109.5°F). That makes Mumbai the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Mumbai gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 12.7°C (54.8°F), compared with 18.3°C (64.9°F) at the low point of the year in Dubai.
Mumbai is the wetter city, collecting about 2,354 mm (92.7 in) of rain a year versus 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September; Mumbai is wettest in July and driest in January.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 69% in Dubai and 67% in Mumbai across the year.
The most comfortable months in Dubai are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Mumbai is at its most pleasant around January, November and December, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Dubai is the warmer city in 7 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in August, about 7.7°C (13.9°F), and narrowest in December, about 0.4°C (0.7°F).
Dubai has the bigger seasonal swing, about 12.8°C (23°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 9.4°C (16.9°F) in Mumbai — so Mumbai has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Mumbai for warmer weather and pick Dubai if you prefer drier conditions. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
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 Mumbai, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
