When your travel agent tells you that Abu Dhabi has all round sunshine they certainly are not lying to you. The issue is that the summer sun hits 50 degrees Celsius, so any time longer than 5 minutes in the sun and your skin will fry. The heat and humidity can become unbearable at times, especially in July and August. Rain is not usual, but on occasion, it can rain during the non-summer m ...
When your travel agent tells you that Abu Dhabi has all round sunshine they certainly are not lying to you. The issue is that the summer sun hits 50 degrees Celsius, so any time longer than 5 minutes in the sun and your skin will fry. The heat and humidity can become unbearable at times, especially in July and August. Rain is not usual, but on occasion, it can rain during the non-summer months. Let’s put it like this: umbrellas are used more to keep off the sun than the rain.
It is no surprise that the hotel and flight prices are cheap during the Western Summer. The best time to visit Abu Dhabi is between October and April. December and January are the coolest months where it hits about 20 degrees. And then there is a steep climb to the Summer months. June, July and August can be unbearable if you are spending much time outdoors. The humidity during the hot period can make it particularly uncomfortable, but with air conditioning, in malls, offices and in the homes, some sort of normality can be attained. There are official ranges of temperature, but this is what we have experienced over the past few years, in degrees Celsius. The winter months can provide some great evenings to sit out side – and it can be argued that the Arabs go as crazy for cool weather as the British crave their two weeks of Summer.
January, 15-25
February, 15-25
March, 20-30
April, 20-36
May, 25-37
June, 28-40
July, 30-44
August, 30-44
September, 25-38
October, 20-36
November, 15-25
December, 15-25
It will never officially go above 40 degrees as this would mean that workers are not allowed to work in the sun, so you do sometimes hear of skewed temperature readings. But as we mentioned earlier, July and August can be extremely hot.
