Dubai in January
Highs around 24°C, lows 14°C, 18mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Cool dry season, Local festival.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Best time to visit / Dubai
When is it cheapest to visit Dubai?
See how room prices move month by month, and know the cheapest window and the peak season to avoid before you book.
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Cheapest May, Jun, Jul, Aug, SepPeak Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
Read from this city's own twelve months. The table below adds the temperature and rainfall for each one.
Dubai is cheapest to visit in May, June, July, August, September.
Peak season is January, February, March, November, December, when rooms cost the most.
The month to pick is September. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 38°C and low of 27°C with 0mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
The wettest month in Dubai is February, at 25mm. It is not one of the cheap months, so dodging the rain and saving money are two separate decisions here.
Dubai month by month: weather and room prices
One row per month. The price column is relative to this city's own year, and the temperature and rainfall are thirty-year normals.
| Month | Rooms | Temp | Rain | What is on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Peak | 24°C / 14°C | 18mm | Cool dry season, Local festival |
| February | Peak | 26°C / 15°C | 25mm | Cool dry season |
| March | Peak | 29°C / 18°C | 21mm | Cool dry season, Eid holiday |
| April | Mid | 33°C / 21°C | 7mm | Nothing in particular |
| May | Cheap | 37°C / 25°C | 1mm | Hottest month |
| June | Cheap | 39°C / 27°C | 0mm | Hottest month, Eid holiday |
| July | Cheap | 41°C / 30°C | 0mm | Hottest month |
| August | Cheap | 41°C / 30°C | 0mm | Hottest month |
| September | Cheap | 38°C / 27°C | 0mm | Nothing in particular |
| Octobernow | Mid | 35°C / 23°C | 1mm | Nothing in particular |
| November | Peak | 30°C / 19°C | 3mm | Cool dry season |
| December | Peak | 26°C / 16°C | 15mm | Cool dry season, Christmas, New Year holiday |
Temperature and rainfall are published 1991-2020 monthly normals from national meteorological agencies. The price level is Tripdify's own per-city read of peak seasons and holidays; what you actually pay varies by property and day of the week.
Dubai month by month
Dubai in February
Highs around 26°C, lows 15°C, 25mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Cool dry season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Dubai in March
Highs around 29°C, lows 18°C, 21mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. One of the three wettest months. On this month: Cool dry season, Eid holiday.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Dubai in April
Highs around 33°C, lows 21°C, 7mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Dubai in May
Highs around 37°C, lows 25°C, 1mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. On this month: Hottest month.
Cheap and not one of the wettest months: a good time to go.
Dubai in June
Highs around 39°C, lows 27°C, 0mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. On this month: Hottest month, Eid holiday.
Cheap and not one of the wettest months: a good time to go.
Dubai in July
Highs around 41°C, lows 30°C, 0mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three driest months. On this month: Hottest month.
Cheap and not one of the wettest months: a good time to go.
Dubai in August
Highs around 41°C, lows 30°C, 0mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three driest months. On this month: Hottest month.
Cheap and not one of the wettest months: a good time to go.
Dubai in September
Highs around 38°C, lows 27°C, 0mm of rain; rooms at the year's low. One of the three driest months.
Cheap and not one of the wettest months: a good time to go.
Dubai in October
Highs around 35°C, lows 23°C, 1mm of rain; rooms mid-priced.
Dubai in November
Highs around 30°C, lows 19°C, 3mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. On this month: Cool dry season.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Dubai in December
Highs around 26°C, lows 16°C, 15mm of rain; rooms at the year's high. On this month: Cool dry season, Christmas, New Year holiday.
Peak prices: book early if your dates are fixed.
Dubai seasons and room prices
Dubai runs the opposite way to most cities: the pleasant months from November through March are the expensive ones, peaking from Christmas through New Year's Eve, during the Dubai Shopping Festival from December into January, and around the Dubai World Cup race week in March. From June through September daytime highs pass 40 degrees and the same resort can fall by close to half, which makes summer the bargain if you plan to spend the day in malls, hotels and the metro anyway. Ramadan brings quieter daytime dining and less nightlife but usually softer hotel rates, while the Eid holiday that ends it pulls in Gulf travellers for a short spike.
Dubai local costs and payment
The currency is the UAE dirham, pegged to the US dollar, so the exchange rate is not a worry. Cards are accepted almost everywhere, taxis included, with contactless the default, and cash is only useful in the old souks and for small tips. Hotel bills carry 5 percent VAT, a municipality fee and a service charge, and those three are usually inside the online total, but the Tourism Dirham fee, charged per room per night by hotel category, is often left out and collected at check in. At checkout decline any conversion to your home currency and pay in dirhams or whatever currency the hotel prices in.
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When to visit Dubai: common questions
When is it cheapest?
Dubai is cheapest in the low season, May, June, July, August, September.
When is peak season?
January, February, March, November, December is peak season, when room prices are highest.
Which months should I avoid?
To spend the least, avoid the peak months of January, February, March, November, December, when prices climb.
Which month in Dubai is both cheap and pleasant?
The month to pick is September. Rooms sit at this city's yearly low, and at an average high of 38°C and low of 27°C with 0mm of rain it asks the least of you of any of its cheap months.
Which month is wettest in Dubai?
The wettest month in Dubai is February, at 25mm. It is not one of the cheap months, so dodging the rain and saving money are two separate decisions here.