Al Ain weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · city break · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Al Ain is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with November and December close behind. Al Ain averages about 3,563 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,563
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 70 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 1.4M
- Elevation
- 254 m

When is the best time to visit Al Ain?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Al Ain is February, then November and December. The dullest month is June (0/100, 3 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Al Ain?
Al Ain is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,563 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate February (99) from June (0), so the month you pick matters. Al Ain is the sunniest of the 7 destinations tracked in United Arab Emirates. Rain is a non-event in Al Ain — about 70 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 98 | 24° / 75°F | 12° / 54°F | 13 mm | 5 |
| February | 99 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 6 mm | 7 |
| March | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 15 mm | 9 |
| April | 59 | 36° / 97°F | 21° / 70°F | 8 mm | 10 |
| May | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 25° / 77°F | 4 mm | 11 |
| June | 0 | 44° / 111°F | 28° / 82°F | 3 mm | 10 |
| July | 0 | 44° / 111°F | 30° / 86°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| August | 0 | 44° / 111°F | 30° / 86°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| September | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 27° / 81°F | 2 mm | 9 |
| October | 50 | 37° / 99°F | 23° / 73°F | 2 mm | 8 |
| November | 99 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 5 mm | 6 |
| December | 99 | 26° / 79°F | 14° / 57°F | 8 mm | 5 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates · 99 km · best in Feb · 3,431 h sun/yr
- Suhar Oman · 104 km · best in Oct · 3,427 h sun/yr
- Dubai United Arab Emirates · 112 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Sharjah United Arab Emirates · 119 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates · 154 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Qeshm(Dayrestan) Iran · 279 km · best in Feb · 3,356 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Fujairah United Arab Emirates · 119 km · 3,209 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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