Sharjah weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · coastal city break · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Sharjah is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 97/100), with April and November close behind. Sharjah averages about 3,278 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,278
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 97/100
- Rain / year
- 85 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 35°C / 95°F
- Population
- 1.8M
- Elevation
- 25 m
When is the best time to visit Sharjah?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Sharjah is February, then April and November. The dullest month is July (10/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Sharjah?
Sharjah is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,278 hours of sunshine a year. 87 Sunshine Score points separate February (97) from July (10), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 7 destinations in United Arab Emirates for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 3,278 hours. Rain is a non-event in Sharjah — about 85 mm in a typical year.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 94 | 23° / 73°F | 17° / 63°F | 23 mm | 5 | 22° / 72°F |
| February | 97 | 25° / 77°F | 18° / 64°F | 10 mm | 6 | 22° / 72°F |
| March | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 20° / 68°F | 16 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 97 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 6 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| May | 49 | 37° / 99°F | 27° / 81°F | 1 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 29 | 39° / 102°F | 29° / 84°F | 2 mm | 10 | 33° / 91°F |
| July | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 31° / 88°F | 1 mm | 10 | 35° / 95°F |
| August | 20 | 40° / 104°F | 31° / 88°F | 1 mm | 9 | 34° / 93°F |
| September | 39 | 38° / 100°F | 30° / 86°F | 1 mm | 9 | 33° / 91°F |
| October | 69 | 35° / 95°F | 27° / 81°F | 2 mm | 7 | 32° / 90°F |
| November | 97 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 8 mm | 5 | 28° / 82°F |
| December | 96 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 14 mm | 4 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in Sharjah by month
The sea off Sharjah is warmest in July at around 35°C / 95°F, and coolest in January at 22°C / 72°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Dubai United Arab Emirates · 17 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates · 53 km · best in Feb · 3,278 h sun/yr
- Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates · 132 km · best in Feb · 3,431 h sun/yr
- Suhar Oman · 153 km · best in Oct · 3,427 h sun/yr
- Qeshm(Dayrestan) Iran · 163 km · best in Feb · 3,356 h sun/yr
- Kish Iran · 203 km · best in May · 3,396 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Abu Musa Iran · 78 km · 3,278 h sun/yr · best in May
- Fujairah United Arab Emirates · 85 km · 3,209 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Khasab Oman · 118 km · 3,392 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Al Ain United Arab Emirates · 119 km · 3,563 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Sharjah compares month by month: Sharjah vs Dubai · Sharjah vs Abu Dhabi · Sharjah vs Muscat/Seeb · Sharjah vs Bandar Abbas · all comparisons
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