Sharjah is 5.5°C (9.9°F) warmer by day, Dubai has 2.8°C (5°F) warmer nights, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Dubai is at its warmest in August and coolest in February, while Sharjah peaks in July and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Sharjah is the warmer of the two in 9 of 12 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai and 108 mm (4.3 in) in Sharjah. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and March in Dubai and January, February and December in Sharjah.
| Dubai | Metric | Sharjah |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 31.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 36.6°C |
| 24.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 21.9°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| February | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 133 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 108 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | January |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | September |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 69% | 💧Average humidity | 54% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3 m/s |
Overnight, Dubai typically falls to around 24.7°C (76.5°F) while Sharjah settles near 21.9°C (71.4°F).
Dubai is hottest in August and coldest in February, whereas Sharjah peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Dubai sees the most rain in January and the least in September; Sharjah is wettest in January and driest in September.
Dubai feels the more humid of the two, averaging 69% relative humidity against 54%.
For Sharjah, the pick of the year is January, February 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 | Sharjah | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 18.5 | 21.4❄️ | 24.2 | 14.9 | 21.1❄️ | 27.4 |
| February | 18.3 | 21.5 | 24.8 | 15.1 | 22.4 | 29.7 |
| March | 19.5 | 23.3 | 27 | 16.5 | 24.8 | 33 |
| April | 22 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 19.2 | 28.1 | 36.9 |
| May | 25.2 | 28.9 | 32.6 | 23 | 32 | 41.1 |
| June | 28.3 | 31.5 | 34.7 | 26.6 | 34.8 | 42.9 |
| July | 30 | 33.5 | 37 | 29 | 36.3🔥 | 43.6 |
| August | 31.1 | 34.2🔥 | 37.2 | 29.2 | 36.1 | 42.9 |
| September | 30.3 | 33 | 35.7 | 27.6 | 34.3 | 41 |
| October | 28.1 | 30.8 | 33.5 | 24.6 | 31.3 | 38 |
| November | 24.4 | 27.4 | 30.5 | 20.7 | 27.1 | 33.5 |
| December | 20.5 | 23.7 | 26.8 | 16.7 | 22.9 | 29.1 |
| Annual Avg | 24.7 | 27.9 | 31.1 | 21.9 | 29.3 | 36.6 |
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 Sharjah 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 Sharjah — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Sharjah is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 36.6°C (97.9°F) against 31.1°C (88°F) in Dubai — roughly 5.5°C (9.9°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Dubai, with average lows of 24.7°C (76.5°F) versus 21.9°C (71.4°F).
Dubai is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 37.2°C (99°F), while Sharjah peaks in July at around 43.6°C (110.4°F). That makes Sharjah the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Sharjah gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 14.9°C (58.7°F), compared with 18.3°C (64.9°F) at the low point of the year in Dubai.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai and 108 mm (4.3 in) in Sharjah. Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September; Sharjah is wettest in January and driest in September.
Dubai is the more humid of the two, averaging 69% relative humidity over the year against 54% in Sharjah.
The most comfortable months in Dubai are January, February and March, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Sharjah is at its most pleasant around January, February and December, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Sharjah is the warmer city in 9 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in June, about 3.3°C (5.9°F), and narrowest in January, about 0.3°C (0.5°F).
Sharjah has the bigger seasonal swing, about 15.2°C (27.4°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, Sharjah comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and lower humidity than Dubai. Dubai is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather 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 Sharjah, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
