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Dubai Weather in January

In January, Dubai averages a high of 24°C (76°F) and a low of 15°C (59°F), from 38 years of daily records (1983–2025).

24°C
Average high
76°F
15°C
Average low
59°F
31°C
Record high
88°F · January 9, 1993
8°C
Record low
46°F · January 20, 1989

What January Is Like in Dubai

  • 8 of the 10 warmest Januarys on record in Dubai have come since 2011.
  • The January heat record, 31°C (88°F) on January 9, 1993, has stood for 32 years.
  • The coldest January reading, 8°C (46°F) on January 20, 1989, has not been matched in 36 years.
  • January is Dubai's coldest month of the year.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 5% of January days, and the month averages 18 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Dubai, every January since 1983
20°C24°C28°C19902010January 1983: 22.8°CJanuary 1984: 24.4°CJanuary 1985: 25.3°CJanuary 1986: 23.9°CJanuary 1987: 23.9°CJanuary 1988: 23.3°CJanuary 1989: 22.3°CJanuary 1990: 22.2°CJanuary 1991: 24.0°CJanuary 1992: 21.3°CJanuary 1993: 22.6°CJanuary 1994: 25.3°CJanuary 1995: 24.9°CJanuary 1996: 23.6°CJanuary 1997: 23.6°CJanuary 1998: 22.4°CJanuary 1999: 25.6°CJanuary 2001: 23.3°CJanuary 2002: 25.1°CJanuary 2003: 24.4°CJanuary 2004: 25.8°CJanuary 2005: 23.5°CJanuary 2006: 24.0°CJanuary 2007: 23.1°CJanuary 2008: 22.6°CJanuary 2009: 22.7°CJanuary 2010: 24.4°CJanuary 2011: 25.2°CJanuary 2012: 24.6°CJanuary 2013: 25.1°CJanuary 2014: 23.3°CJanuary 2015: 25.3°CJanuary 2017: 25.0°CJanuary 2019: 27.2°CJanuary 2021: 25.2°CJanuary 2023: 25.1°CJanuary 2024: 26.9°CJanuary 2025: 25.1°C
Warmest: 2019 (27.2°C)Latest: 2025 (25.1°C)10-year averageLong-run average (24.2°C)

Look Up a Day in January

See the weather in Dubai on any January date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Dubai Intl (1983–2025). Averages cover 1983–2025. How we compute this

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