Khalifah A City weather in August

In August, Khalifah A City sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 32°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Khalifah A City's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khalifah A City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
32°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
6:00 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
15%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical August day in Khalifah A City reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 32°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 2°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Khalifah A City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
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wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Khalifah A City weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 16°91.610.78.8
Feb25° / 17°91.311.19.1
Mar28° / 19°131.611.87.9
Apr32° / 23°40.512.65.3
May36° / 27°00.113.22.7
Jun38° / 29°0013.51.3
Jul39° / 31°1013.40.4
Aug40° / 32°10.112.80.1
Sep38° / 29°0012.21.4
Oct35° / 26°10.111.43.7
Nov30° / 22°30.710.86.9
Dec26° / 18°5110.58.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Khalifah A City gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in August. 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.

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Humidity in August

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 6.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Khalifah A City

In seasonPeak

In August, Khalifah A City sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Khalifah A City sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.

Cyclone
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Is August a good time to visit Khalifah A City?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khalifah A City.

What to pack for Khalifah A City in August

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

In August, Khalifah A City sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 32°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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Sea temperature near Khalifah A City in August

The nearest coast averages about 34°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 21°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
Feb21Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May29Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec24Warm

UV index in Khalifah A City in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Khalifah A City peaks around May 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Khalifah A City in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Khalifah A City is worst in July — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 29 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2278 µg/m³Nov 2329 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb40Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr47Poor
May52Poor
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul78Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khalifah A City?

Khalifah A City sits at 24.4°N, 54.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Mohammed Bin Zayed City, 10 km away.

Jebel AliDubai Investments ParkAl Furjan

Topography around Khalifah A City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khalifah A City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m.

The land around Khalifah A City is covered by bare terrain (50%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (62%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

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37 m
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80 km
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August weather nearby: Mohammed Bin Zayed City 10 km · Al Shamkhah City 11 km · Bani Yas City 13 km · Musaffah 14 km · Abu Dhabi 21 km · Jebel Ali 82 km · Dubai Investments Park 85 km · Al Furjan 86 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 Khalifah A City (24.4259°, 54.605°, elevation 0 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).