Dubai is 5.8°C (10.4°F) warmer by day, Dubai has 17.5°C (31.5°F) warmer nights, Tokyo gets 1,477 mm (58.1 in) more rain a year.
Dubai is at its warmest in August and coolest in February, while Tokyo peaks in August and bottoms out in February. Month for month, Dubai is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Tokyo is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,610 mm (63.4 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 May, June and September in Tokyo.
| Dubai | Metric | Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 31.1°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 25.3°C |
| 24.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 7.2°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| February | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 133 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,610 mm |
| January | ☔Wettest month | September |
| September | 🏜️Driest month | December |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 69% | 💧Average humidity | 79% |
| 3.5 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Dubai typically falls to around 24.7°C (76.5°F) while Tokyo settles near 7.2°C (45°F).
Dubai is hottest in August and coldest in February, whereas Tokyo peaks in August and is coolest in February.
Dubai sees the most rain in January and the least in September; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Tokyo feels the more humid of the two, averaging 79% relative humidity against 69%.
For Tokyo, the pick of the year is May, June and September.
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 | Tokyo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 18.5 | 21.4❄️ | 24.2 | -1.8 | 6.7❄️ | 15.2 |
| February | 18.3 | 21.5 | 24.8 | -1.9 | 7.4 | 16.8 |
| March | 19.5 | 23.3 | 27 | -0.5 | 9.7 | 19.9 |
| April | 22 | 25.7 | 29.4 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 24 |
| May | 25.2 | 28.9 | 32.6 | 8.6 | 18.1 | 27.7 |
| June | 28.3 | 31.5 | 34.7 | 13.7 | 22.3 | 30.9 |
| July | 30 | 33.5 | 37 | 18.3 | 26.3 | 34.2 |
| August | 31.1 | 34.2🔥 | 37.2 | 20.3 | 27.5🔥 | 34.6 |
| September | 30.3 | 33 | 35.7 | 15.1 | 23.8 | 32.4 |
| October | 28.1 | 30.8 | 33.5 | 8.7 | 18 | 27.4 |
| November | 24.4 | 27.4 | 30.5 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 22.5 |
| December | 20.5 | 23.7 | 26.8 | -0.4 | 8.9 | 18.3 |
| Annual Avg | 24.7 | 27.9 | 31.1 | 7.2 | 16.2 | 25.3 |
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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo — 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 25.3°C (77.5°F) in Tokyo — roughly 5.8°C (10.4°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Dubai, with average lows of 24.7°C (76.5°F) versus 7.2°C (45°F).
Dubai is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 37.2°C (99°F), while Tokyo peaks in August at around 34.6°C (94.3°F). That makes Dubai the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Tokyo gets colder. In its coldest month (February) overnight lows average about -1.9°C (28.5°F), compared with 18.3°C (64.9°F) at the low point of the year in Dubai.
Tokyo is the wetter city, collecting about 1,610 mm (63.4 in) of rain a year versus 133 mm (5.2 in) in Dubai. Dubai is wettest in January and driest in September; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Tokyo is the more humid of the two, averaging 79% 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.
Tokyo is at its most pleasant around May, June and September, 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 14.8°C (26.6°F), and narrowest in August, about 6.7°C (12.1°F).
Tokyo has the bigger seasonal swing, about 20.8°C (37.4°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, Dubai comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Tokyo. Tokyo 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 Tokyo, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
