Dubai is typically warm in December.

Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +88°F to +79°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +68°F to +63°F.

It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.

December is one of the coolest months in Dubai, here is the comparison with other months:

Water in Dubai in December is Warm. It varies from +75°F to +82°F, with an average of +78°F. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +79°F.

In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:

December weather is still as great as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +88°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +79°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 9 mm. Humidity rises from 58% to 62%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 26 sunny days in November to 22 in December.

January brings much the same weather, it remains great.

The climate in Dubai in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.

The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+89°F) and the highest in 2021 (+95°F). The driest year was 2021 with only 3 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2024 with 262 mm.

For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Dubai, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.

For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.