Most people travel to Dubai in winter, when temperatures are mild, so what does the city have to offer in the summer months. Is it really quiet there (as much as a city like dubai can be) and is the weather/temperature really bad?

Hmm, Dubai in summer is like a trip to hell. It's hotter than in a volcano!

I think you can do it. But you gotta wear the right clothes, temperatures can reach 50+. but it don't have to be a problem, I won't really mind.

What would you like to do on your holiday when the temperature reaches 45 Celsius. Trust me, nothing is fun when it is so goddamn hot.

HOLY SHIT... If you wanna go to Dubai in the summer, might aswell take the racks out your oven and climb right in, because you'll be COOKIN' BABY!

honestly its not that bad.

admitidly it is VERY HOT. but after 2-3 days you adapt. dont spend extended periods outside from 10am -4. if your walking around town, just go into a shop every 20 mins. if you go to the beach go in the afternoon, 4pm onwards.

it is hardly a volcano, but it is hot and humid. Dubai is at its best in the spring and autumn.

Dubai in summer is hell!

November is pretty nice. Water is still warm and the air temperatures are comparables with the central european august.

dubai in the summer = as long as you're indoors you'll be fine.

heat not really a problem - you'll adapt, its just that you'll get sweaty if you stay outside for longer than 5-10mins.

so if u dont care about lookin/smellin nice... dubai summer wont be a problem

Nothing is fun when it is 40C+

actually even the beach is ok, because there is always wind, the key is to avoid the sun and stay in shade

@dubai "honestly its not that bad"
my goodness anything above 40 degrees C is HELL! But I guess if you say so, you live there so you know better.

The problem isn't only that there is hotter than +40 in summer, another problem is huge air moisture! So the feelings similar to a kind of sauna or bath ;)

p.s. + the sun directly over your head :D

I went last summer, and it was so humid outside, my sunglasses fogged up the second I walked out the door.

What about taking photos in summer? Even in Germany I have some serious problems with flimmering air in summer, if the subject is a few hundred meters away from my position. In Dubai the problem must be much worse.

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The summer isn't the ideal time to go to Dubai.

Trust me, I've lived there. Temps. in the 40's most days and very humid, which as someone else said, you get used to, but it does limit your choices a little. You will be confined to indoors and A/C for much of the day as it can just get too much, even for people who are used to it.

Therefore you're looking at skiing(!), shopping or eating and drinking for much of the time, which is fine if that's all you want to do.

If you want to go desert driving, waterskiing, golf and the like, then it all gets very tiring. Yes, even in the water. I waterskied my heart out in Dubai but in the summer even the water is hot and becomes incredibly salty, to the point where your face stings it's that strong. Yes, you can still do it, but you sweat like crazy even when you're submerged!

I might sound like a woos, but believe me, I got out and did more than most when it was hot and believe me, it takes it out of you.

City temps are high due to all the concrete so it can be cooler out of built up areas, but not by much. Be warned, the desert in summer is a furnace. I went driving with the hood down once (not my choice, it was broken!) towards Hatta and at a gas station was warned it was 53c out there. It was a mere 48 where we were.

Desert driving in summer is not recommended. The sand gets so dry it bogs cars very easily, even experts, and they'll tell you its dangerous, even with a caravan of cars. And the heat is way too much.

In summer, many expats (Westerners and from Asia) leave Dubai not just to see family & friends in their homelands but also to escape the heat, so Dubai is markedly quieter on the streets, in bars etc. at this time. This may or may not suit you, depends what you like.

If that's your only choice of time for you to visit Dubai, then I'd say go but be prepared for a heat you may never have experienced before. If you can go some other time, delay it and go around November when its cooler and you can see and do more outdoors when you'll be more comfortable. It's around 25 celsius then.

Dubai is a good place to see but you have to consider how much the heat will limit your appreciation of the place depending on how much of Dubai and the surrounding country you want to see.

In summer, many expats (Westerners and from Asia) leave Dubai not just to see family & friends in their homelands but also to escape the heat, so Dubai is markedly quieter on the streets, in bars etc. at this time. This may or may not suit you, depends what you like.


very true. summers are laid back.

winters are where its at

Heh...and I thought Dubai's climate never ceases to be summer. :hahaha:

well i can use an escape to Dubai in summer because this fucken record cold February is really getting to me. Sick of waking up to fucken biting cold and cloud every morning and then having to endure the fucken cold wind in the afternoon. Don't give a shit if it's 48ºC, because it i far preferable to 13ºC mornngs and 22ºC days with overcast cloud - in summer. :bash:

summer is the ideal time to go to Dubai. No risk of cloud, cold and runny noses.

The problem is just that early june is pretty much the only chance for me to go, so june that is. 2 things that i'm going to do is shopping and plane spotting. No problems with shopping but spotting must be done in mornings and later evenings. Must go before it's too late to see all those soviets in Dubai/Sharjah.

summer in dubai is fun
worst months are july and august
you just need to strand still outside for like 2 minutes and you'll be wet all over
humidity in summer is also very high

so, 46-47 degrees and 100% humidity get you done witin a few minutes

i was actually walking a lot during this summer for construction updates
after max 1 week you're used to it and i even enjoyed it

also, hotel prices are very cheap in dubai at this time especially the 5 star deluxe hotels offer excellent prices


certainly there is nothing better than winter in dubai
i enjoy driving to work early in the morning with the windows down and the beat pumping out of the stereo :D
same for late in the evening

i actually had a christmas bbq pool party with friends in the garden :D

but as you come in june, it shouldn't be too bad then, temps should be 45 max

There's one rule, between 12 and 4 you shouldn't get to much outside and you shouldn't walk to much. Before and after the temperatures are quite relax. You can be in one of the big shopping malls between 12 and 4 or just stay at home.

just last summer in july, i went camping in the desert, i measured the temperature and it was actually 50 degrees in the shade. that was hell, but i just avioded the sun and wore almost nothing and then i actually enjoyed it

far preferable to this fucken 22ºC and cloudy bullfuck we have here in Melb for the last 25 days of February (summer) :bash:

i'm gonna have to go to dubai in summer for relief.

What the fook is wrong with 22'C? Here in Summer it's usually less than that. When it's 22'C everyone heads to the beach :D

I must agree with Thunderhead, this Feburary in Melbourne has been more Autumn like than summer like. We are currently running more than 2C below the average temperature for this month. Mornings have been cool and cloudy, clearing to fine mild days, which is more March/April Style weather rather than Feburary weather.

These have been the temperatures since the 11th of Feburary in Melbourne- Keep in mind they are below average and the variations are greater than normal from day to day.

11th 23.7C
12th 31.3C
13th 22.5C
14th 22.8C
15th 24.9C
16th 27.6C
17th 35.1C
18th 25.0C
19th 23.0C
20th 22.7C
21st 23.0C
22nd 24.1C
23rd 35.9C
24th 37.0C

So clearly not a normal Feburary with most temps of 23C, when the average is 26.5C. The heat has also been short lived this month, and not a single thunderstorm in sight which is very unsual for this time of year.

What the fook is wrong with 22'C? Here in Summer it's usually less than that. When it's 22'C everyone heads to the beach :D
well, you live in a place where the summer average is 17ºC (how can that be called summer, places in North Western Victoria record that as heir WINTER average) and for my location it is 27ºC. So 22ºC days are well below average and are actually more late march-early april weather here.

It's nor just Melbourne below average, it's the whole of Victoria bar the North East.

How does Dubai manage to get so hot and at the same time humid? In meteorology, the rule of thumb is: the higher the humidity, the less temperatures can go up. For this reason, Miami, Manila, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Bangkok, etc, never have extremely high temperatures (because the humidity supresses it). Dubai seems to defy logic, by having desert-like temperatures, but at the same time, humidity levels that are like any tropical region! The combined heat and humidity (heat index) must be terrible.

I cannot imagine what all the poor people w/o air conditioning go through, or those contruction workers who work through the day in those jeans!

What's the average temperature in Dubai in winter?

If you go in the summer, you are confined to malls & other indoor places. You could go skiing though.

I think the winter average max is 23ºC.

does dubai get thunderstorms?

i think the summer in Dubai is hot but dry. In Shanghai the Summers are hot and wet. That's a really hot summer. When i was in Dubai, i think, Shanghai has a hotter summer, because the terrible humidity. But the temps are in Dubai higher!

Dubai actually has higher humidity levels than Shanghai. With dewoints in the 80's, the humidity is just as high as the rainforest.

in shanghai humidity can reach 100%!! and in dubai in moment not so hot..28 C°