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Distance

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) 95 miles

Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) 86 miles

Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) 10 miles

Climate of Dubai

Dubai has a hot and, at times, humid climate (drier during extreme heat) with many months recording temperatures of over 40 °C (104 °F). The highest recorded temperature in Dubai is 47.3 °C (117.1 °F), and the lowest recorded temperature is 7 °C (45 °F). Rainfall is generally light, with a mean of about 150 millimetres (6 in) per year; precipitation is usually centered around the months of January, February and March. However, heavy rain is not uncommon in Dubai during the winter months.

Weather averages for Dubai
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high °C (°F)	24.0 (75)	25.4 (78)	28.2 (83)	32.9 (91)	37.6 (100)	39.5 (103)	40.8 (105)	41.3 (106)	38.9 (102)	35.4 (96)	30.5 (87)	26.2 (79)
Average low °C (°F)	14.3 (58)	15.4 (60)	17.6 (64)	20.8 (69)	24.6 (76)	27.2 (81)	29.9 (86)	30.2 (86)	27.5 (82)	23.9 (75)	19.9 (68)	16.3 (61)
Precipitation mm (inches)	15.6 (0.61)	25.0 (0.98)	21.0 (0.83)	7.0 (0.28)	0.4 (0.02)	0.0 (0)	0.8 (0.03)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (0)	1.2 (0.05)	2.7 (0.11)	14.9 (0.59)

Tourism Office of Dubai

BP 594,
Dubai
Emirats arabes unis
Téléphone: +(971) (4)223 00 00
 

Get in Dubai

By plane :

• Dubai International Airport

shops at Dubai AirportDubai International Airport (DXB) is the largest hub in the Middle East and the home base of the Dubai's flag carrier Emirates. 

The airport is famous for its duty-free shopping

•  Sharjah International Airport

Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)]is located in the emirate of Sharjah. It is only half an hour by road from Dubai and is taking an increasing number of international flights as Dubai airport struggles to keep up with demand. The principal carrier here is Air Arabia, a low-cost carrier serving the Middle East and South Asia.

• Maktoum International

Maktoum International (JXB), formerly "Dubai World Central", is gigantic — by some measures the world's largest — airport under construction on the west side of Dubai.

By car :

Dubai's only international road border is with Oman at Al Wajajah. Expatriate residents of Oman will require an official permit to exit Oman by road. Visitors do not require the permit. Temporary UAE insurance can be purchased at the border for a premium price.

There are also road borders between the neighboring Emirate of Abu Dhabi and Oman at the Al Burami Oasis which divides the sister cites of Al Ain and Al Burami, Oman.

By boat :

Dubai is a trading hub for dhows from around the Indian Ocean. Travellers wanting to arrive in the city this way will probably need to make their own arrangements with the captain of the vessel.