Dibba Al-Hisn weather in May
In May, Dibba Al-Hisn sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.
Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Dibba Al-Hisn's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dibba Al-Hisn's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 33°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 28°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 0 mm
- 0 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 12 min
- 5:34 AM – 6:49 PM
- Cloud cover
- 13%
- 4th clearest
- Wind
- 10 km/h
- 3rd windiest
- Solar energy
- 7.6 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 4.5
- out of 10
Dibba Al-Hisn is human settlement in United Arab Emirates.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.
A typical May day in Dibba Al-Hisn reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 4°C warmer than April and about 2°C cooler than June.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 26 |
| 2 | 32 | 26 |
| 3 | 32 | 27 |
| 4 | 32 | 27 |
| 5 | 32 | 27 |
| 6 | 32 | 27 |
| 7 | 33 | 27 |
| 8 | 33 | 27 |
| 9 | 33 | 27 |
| 10 | 33 | 27 |
| 11 | 33 | 28 |
| 12 | 33 | 28 |
| 13 | 33 | 28 |
| 14 | 33 | 28 |
| 15 | 34 | 28 |
| 16 | 34 | 28 |
| 17 | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | 34 | 28 |
| 19 | 34 | 28 |
| 20 | 34 | 28 |
| 21 | 34 | 28 |
| 22 | 34 | 29 |
| 23 | 34 | 29 |
| 24 | 34 | 29 |
| 25 | 34 | 29 |
| 26 | 34 | 29 |
| 27 | 34 | 29 |
| 28 | 35 | 29 |
| 29 | 35 | 29 |
| 30 | 35 | 29 |
| 31 | 35 | 29 |
How May really feels in Dibba Al-Hisn
Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 29 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Dibba Al-Hisn weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22° / 17° | 28 | 3.7 | 10.6 | 8.1 |
| Feb | 23° / 18° | 20 | 2.9 | 11.1 | 8.5 |
| Mar | 25° / 20° | 25 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 8.6 |
| Apr | 29° / 24° | 7 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 7.0 |
| May | 33° / 28° | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 4.5 |
| Jun | 35° / 30° | 1 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 3.4 |
| Jul | 35° / 31° | 2 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 34° / 30° | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 4.0 |
| Sep | 33° / 29° | 0 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 4.8 |
| Oct | 31° / 26° | 2 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 6.2 |
| Nov | 27° / 23° | 9 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 8.4 |
| Dec | 23° / 19° | 20 | 2.6 | 10.4 | 8.8 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 |
| Cloudier (%) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 | 14 |
| 2 | 86 | 14 |
| 3 | 87 | 13 |
| 4 | 88 | 12 |
| 5 | 89 | 11 |
| 6 | 89 | 11 |
| 7 | 89 | 11 |
| 8 | 90 | 10 |
| 9 | 90 | 10 |
| 10 | 91 | 9 |
| 11 | 92 | 8 |
| 12 | 92 | 8 |
| 13 | 92 | 8 |
| 14 | 93 | 7 |
| 15 | 93 | 7 |
| 16 | 93 | 7 |
| 17 | 94 | 6 |
| 18 | 94 | 6 |
| 19 | 94 | 6 |
| 20 | 94 | 6 |
| 21 | 94 | 6 |
| 22 | 96 | 4 |
| 23 | 96 | 4 |
| 24 | 96 | 4 |
| 25 | 96 | 4 |
| 26 | 96 | 4 |
| 27 | 96 | 4 |
| 28 | 97 | 3 |
| 29 | 98 | 2 |
| 30 | 98 | 2 |
| 31 | 98 | 2 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Dibba Al-Hisn gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 |
| 17 | 0 |
| 18 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 |
| 21 | 0 |
| 22 | 0 |
| 23 | 0 |
| 24 | 0 |
| 25 | 0 |
| 26 | 0 |
| 27 | 0 |
| 28 | 0 |
| 29 | 0 |
| 30 | 0 |
| 31 | 0 |
Humidity in May
Most of May feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Humid (%) | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Muggy (%) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
| Oppressive (%) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 37 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 37 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 36 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 35 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 34 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | 5 | 33 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 5 | 32 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 31 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | 4 | 29 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 28 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 27 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | 26 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 25 | 45 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 23 | 45 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 22 | 44 | 26 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | 2 | 20 | 43 | 29 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 31 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | 18 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | 1 | 17 | 41 | 33 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 34 | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 | 15 | 39 | 35 | 9 | 2 |
| 24 | 1 | 14 | 37 | 36 | 10 | 2 |
| 25 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 36 | 11 | 2 |
| 26 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 3 |
| 27 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 14 | 3 |
| 28 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 4 |
| 29 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 17 | 4 |
| 30 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 18 | 5 |
| 31 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 19 | 6 |
Wind in May
Winds average 10 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | calm |
| 2 | 10 | calm |
| 3 | 10 | calm |
| 4 | 10 | calm |
| 5 | 10 | calm |
| 6 | 10 | calm |
| 7 | 10 | calm |
| 8 | 10 | calm |
| 9 | 11 | calm |
| 10 | 11 | calm |
| 11 | 11 | calm |
| 12 | 11 | calm |
| 13 | 11 | calm |
| 14 | 11 | calm |
| 15 | 11 | calm |
| 16 | 11 | calm |
| 17 | 11 | calm |
| 18 | 11 | calm |
| 19 | 11 | calm |
| 20 | 10 | calm |
| 21 | 10 | calm |
| 22 | 10 | calm |
| 23 | 10 | calm |
| 24 | 10 | calm |
| 25 | 10 | calm |
| 26 | 10 | calm |
| 27 | 10 | calm |
| 28 | 10 | calm |
| 29 | 10 | calm |
| 30 | 10 | calm |
| 31 | 10 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of May to 13 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 36 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:44 AM to 5:28 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:56 PM.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:44 | 5:43 | 5:42 | 5:41 | 5:41 | 5:40 | 5:39 | 5:38 | 5:38 | 5:37 | 5:37 | 5:36 | 5:35 | 5:35 | 5:34 | 5:34 | 5:33 | 5:33 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 5:31 | 5:31 | 5:31 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:28 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:42 | 6:42 | 6:43 | 6:43 | 6:44 | 6:44 | 6:45 | 6:45 | 6:46 | 6:46 | 6:47 | 6:47 | 6:48 | 6:49 | 6:49 | 6:50 | 6:50 | 6:51 | 6:51 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:56 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.9 | 5:44 | 6:41 |
| 2 | 13.0 | 5:43 | 6:41 |
| 3 | 13.0 | 5:42 | 6:42 |
| 4 | 13.0 | 5:41 | 6:42 |
| 5 | 13.0 | 5:41 | 6:43 |
| 6 | 13.1 | 5:40 | 6:43 |
| 7 | 13.1 | 5:39 | 6:44 |
| 8 | 13.1 | 5:38 | 6:44 |
| 9 | 13.1 | 5:38 | 6:45 |
| 10 | 13.1 | 5:37 | 6:45 |
| 11 | 13.2 | 5:37 | 6:46 |
| 12 | 13.2 | 5:36 | 6:46 |
| 13 | 13.2 | 5:35 | 6:47 |
| 14 | 13.2 | 5:35 | 6:47 |
| 15 | 13.2 | 5:34 | 6:48 |
| 16 | 13.2 | 5:34 | 6:49 |
| 17 | 13.3 | 5:33 | 6:49 |
| 18 | 13.3 | 5:33 | 6:50 |
| 19 | 13.3 | 5:32 | 6:50 |
| 20 | 13.3 | 5:32 | 6:51 |
| 21 | 13.3 | 5:31 | 6:51 |
| 22 | 13.3 | 5:31 | 6:52 |
| 23 | 13.4 | 5:31 | 6:52 |
| 24 | 13.4 | 5:30 | 6:53 |
| 25 | 13.4 | 5:30 | 6:53 |
| 26 | 13.4 | 5:30 | 6:54 |
| 27 | 13.4 | 5:29 | 6:54 |
| 28 | 13.4 | 5:29 | 6:55 |
| 29 | 13.4 | 5:29 | 6:55 |
| 30 | 13.5 | 5:29 | 6:56 |
| 31 | 13.5 | 5:28 | 6:56 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.6 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 2 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 3 | 7.4 | Intense |
| 4 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 5 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 6 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 7 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 8 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 9 | 7.5 | Intense |
| 10 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 11 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 12 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 13 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 14 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 15 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 16 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 17 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 18 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 19 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 20 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 21 | 7.7 | Intense |
| 22 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 23 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 24 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 25 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 26 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 27 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 28 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 29 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 30 | 7.6 | Intense |
| 31 | 7.6 | Intense |
Hazard calendar for Dibba Al-Hisn
In May, Dibba Al-Hisn sits inside its cyclone and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Dibba Al-Hisn sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.
Dibba Al-Hisn sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.
Is May a good time to visit Dibba Al-Hisn?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Dibba Al-Hisn for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Dibba Al-Hisn in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Dibba Al-Hisn sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.
Sea temperature near Dibba Al-Hisn in May
The nearest coast averages about 30°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea offshore is warmest in July at about 33°C and coldest in February near 23°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Warm | Warm |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 23 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 24 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 26 | Warm |
| May | 30 | Tropical |
| Jun | 32 | Tropical |
| Jul | 33 | Tropical |
| Aug | 32 | Tropical |
| Sep | 31 | Tropical |
| Oct | 30 | Tropical |
| Nov | 28 | Warm |
| Dec | 25 | Warm |
UV index in Dibba Al-Hisn in May
Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dibba Al-Hisn peaks around June 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| Level | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5 | High |
| Feb | 8 | Very high |
| Mar | 9 | Very high |
| Apr | 9 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Very high |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 9 | Very high |
| Oct | 8 | Very high |
| Nov | 5 | High |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Air quality in Dibba Al-Hisn in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Dibba Al-Hisn is worst in July — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 30 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 36 | 40 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 64 | 77 | 65 | 46 | 38 | 31 | 30 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | Poor |
| Feb | 40 | Poor |
| Mar | 46 | Poor |
| Apr | 53 | Poor |
| May | 61 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 64 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 77 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 65 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 46 | Poor |
| Oct | 38 | Poor |
| Nov | 31 | Moderate |
| Dec | 30 | Moderate |
Where is Dibba Al-Hisn?
Dibba Al-Hisn sits at 25.6°N, 56.3°E, 4 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Dibba Al-Fujairah, 3.0 km away.
Topography around Dibba Al-Hisn
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dibba Al-Hisn.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Dibba Al-Hisn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,737 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,053 m.
The land around Dibba Al-Hisn is covered by water (34%), artificial surfaces (23%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (62%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and bare terrain (46%) within 80 km.
United Arab Emirates travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 3
- Reconsider Travel
- Power plugs
- Type G
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 63% of US
- price level, 2024
- GDP per capita
- $50,274
- 2024
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 99%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 0.7
- per 100k, 2022
- Road deaths
- 8.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 487
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Dibba Al-Hisn (25.6196°, 56.2729°, elevation 4 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).