Weather in Dubai in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Dubai;
Average weather
Average temperature in Dubai in January
Going from a maximum of +29°C during the day to a minimum of +14°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +28°C.
Is Dubai warm or cold in January?
Dubai is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +26°C to +24°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +15°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Dubai, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Dubai in January
Water in Dubai in January is Comfortable. It varies from +22°C to +26°C, with an average of +24°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +24°C.
The water temperature in January is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Dubai in January?
Climate in Dubai in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +24°C | +25°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +8°C | +8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +31°C | +37°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 9 mm | 12 mm | 15 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +24°C | +22°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 62% | 62% | 61% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 22 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as great as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +26°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +24°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 9 mm to 12 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 62%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 22 sunny days in December to 20 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Dubai is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Dubai?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Dubai in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+32°C) and the highest in 2021 (+35°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 3 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1997 with 261 mm.
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Monthly weather in Dubai
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Dubai, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.