Dubai weather in February

In February, Dubai sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 12 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Dubai's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
7:00 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
23%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Dubai is most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 46.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1833

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical February day in Dubai reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 2°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Dubai

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dubai weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°142.210.68.8
Feb26° / 16°121.811.18.7
Mar29° / 18°17211.87.0
Apr34° / 22°50.812.64.0
May39° / 26°00.113.21.0
Jun41° / 28°00.113.50.0
Jul42° / 31°30.313.40.0
Aug42° / 31°10.512.90.0
Sep40° / 28°10.212.20.4
Oct36° / 24°10.311.42.8
Nov31° / 20°30.510.86.2
Dec26° / 17°71.310.58.6

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Dubai gets around 12 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1632890
2632890
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4632890
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Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:075:58
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310.97:065:59
410.97:066:00
510.97:056:00
610.97:056:01
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Dubai

In seasonPeak

None of Dubai's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Dubai sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Dubai sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

Cyclone
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Dubai?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Dubai for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dubai in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Dubai sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dubai in February

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May29Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec25Warm

UV index in Dubai in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dubai peaks around June 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 11UV 10Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dubai in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Dubai is worst in July — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 36 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Dubai's WHO annual average of 46.9 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1759 µg/m³Nov 2236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr50Poor
May53Poor
Jun54Poor
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug55Unhealthy
Sep47Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dubai?

Dubai sits at 25.1°N, 55.3°E, 24 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Dubai Silicon Oasis, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Dubai

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Dubai.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubai has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,056 m.

The land around Dubai is covered by bare terrain (72%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (62%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (63%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
1,056 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
February weather nearby: Dubai Silicon Oasis 9.0 km · Business Bay 13 km · Al Safa 13 km · Umm Suqaym 13 km · International City 14 km · Warīsān 14 km · Al Wasl 15 km · Dubai Internet City 15 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 Dubai (25.0772°, 55.3093°, elevation 24 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).