Al Jurf climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al Jurf?

Al Jurf has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 98 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Jurf?

The hottest day measured in Al Jurf between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1977, reaching 43.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al Jurf?

The coldest day measured in Al Jurf between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, at 10.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al Jurf?

Almost never: Al Jurf sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Al Jurf warmed?

Yes: Al Jurf warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al Jurf?

The wettest day measured in Al Jurf between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al Jurf?

The windiest day measured in Al Jurf between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al Jurf?

The warmest month in Al Jurf is August (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al Jurf?

Al Jurf receives on average 98 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al Jurf?

Al Jurf gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al Jurf (United Arab Emirates) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 98 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is August (34.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Al Jurf averages 0 frost days, 210 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 13 rainy days per year.

Al Jurf has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 6 August 1977) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 9 February 1950).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Al JurfAjman Emirate

coords: 25.42°, 55.51°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

27.3°C

Average daily high

31.1°C

Average daily low

24.2°C

Annual rainfall

98mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

20.7km/h

Seasonal range

14.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

210 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

13 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.5 °C

Average feels-like low

26.7 °C

Average peak gust

32.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

265 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

43.7 °C

6 August 1977

Coldest day

10.1 °C

9 February 1950

Wettest day

108 mm

16 April 2024

Windiest day

54.7 km/h

7 February 1950

Strongest gust

78.8 km/h

3 February 2017

Hottest feels-like

50.7 °C

3 August 2024

Coldest feels-like

3.7 °C

8 February 1950

Sunniest day

13.0 h

25 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.0 °C29 July 2025	14.9 °C24 January 2025	28.7 °C	59 mm	232
2024	41.8 °C31 July 2024	16.5 °C12 January 2024	28.9 °C	248 mm	216
2023	42.1 °C10 July 2023	15.3 °C29 January 2023	28.7 °C	73 mm	213
2022	41.3 °C8 August 2022	15.8 °C23 January 2022	28.8 °C	46 mm	242
2021	42.4 °C23 June 2021	13.9 °C11 January 2021	28.9 °C	4 mm	229
2020	42.6 °C13 July 2020	15.1 °C13 January 2020	28.4 °C	145 mm	218
2019	41.9 °C12 June 2019	14.9 °C7 February 2019	28.4 °C	105 mm	207
2018	42.2 °C29 July 2018	15.3 °C23 January 2018	28.6 °C	31 mm	222
2017	42.8 °C19 July 2017	14.3 °C3 February 2017	28.6 °C	86 mm	223
2016	43.7 °C3 August 2016	15.2 °C8 February 2016	28.4 °C	50 mm	207
2015	43.5 °C3 June 2015	14.9 °C21 January 2015	28.6 °C	42 mm	219
2014	41.9 °C4 July 2014	15.1 °C16 February 2014	28.1 °C	44 mm	215
2013	43.0 °C9 July 2013	13.1 °C18 January 2013	28.1 °C	57 mm	213
2012	43.2 °C21 July 2012	14.4 °C26 January 2012	28.3 °C	15 mm	218
2011	42.2 °C16 July 2011	15.8 °C20 February 2011	28.3 °C	20 mm	222
2010	42.6 °C14 July 2010	15.4 °C30 December 2010	28.5 °C	95 mm	229
2009	41.4 °C5 August 2009	13.6 °C24 January 2009	27.9 °C	118 mm	214
2008	42.5 °C29 June 2008	12.3 °C6 February 2008	27.5 °C	75 mm	219
2007	42.2 °C15 August 2007	13.6 °C5 January 2007	28.2 °C	23 mm	218
2006	42.8 °C1 June 2006	14.7 °C1 February 2006	28.0 °C	90 mm	215
2005	42.3 °C17 August 2005	14.9 °C12 February 2005	27.9 °C	72 mm	214
2004	43.0 °C20 July 2004	14.3 °C31 December 2004	28.0 °C	45 mm	215
2003	42.2 °C11 August 2003	14.3 °C16 January 2003	28.1 °C	27 mm	225
2002	42.7 °C2 August 2002	14.4 °C27 January 2002	28.2 °C	14 mm	219
2001	42.2 °C25 July 2001	12.5 °C30 January 2001	28.0 °C	13 mm	218
2000	42.6 °C20 July 2000	15.7 °C4 February 2000	27.8 °C	19 mm	220
1999	43.6 °C15 August 1999	15.1 °C24 December 1999	28.2 °C	67 mm	227
1998	42.5 °C24 June 1998	14.2 °C19 February 1998	28.1 °C	119 mm	219
1997	41.3 °C30 June 1997	14.0 °C19 January 1997	26.9 °C	286 mm	195
1996	42.5 °C25 July 1996	13.6 °C10 December 1996	27.2 °C	205 mm	194
1995	42.4 °C16 August 1995	15.2 °C29 January 1995	27.0 °C	196 mm	207
1994	40.8 °C11 September 1994	13.0 °C28 December 1994	27.2 °C	20 mm	205
1993	42.0 °C30 July 1993	13.1 °C16 January 1993	27.0 °C	119 mm	200
1992	40.3 °C15 August 1992	11.3 °C30 January 1992	26.0 °C	227 mm	191
1991	40.8 °C23 July 1991	11.5 °C17 February 1991	26.3 °C	53 mm	184
1990	43.0 °C22 July 1990	13.8 °C21 January 1990	27.3 °C	130 mm	208
1989	42.8 °C26 July 1989	12.2 °C16 January 1989	27.0 °C	119 mm	213
1988	41.9 °C14 July 1988	13.3 °C21 January 1988	27.5 °C	133 mm	214
1987	41.7 °C10 August 1987	14.8 °C20 December 1987	27.4 °C	96 mm	205
1986	41.7 °C20 July 1986	14.2 °C18 February 1986	27.4 °C	84 mm	210
1985	42.5 °C17 August 1985	14.5 °C22 February 1985	27.5 °C	13 mm	213
1984	41.9 °C12 July 1984	12.7 °C3 February 1984	26.9 °C	60 mm	223
1983	41.4 °C13 July 1983	13.1 °C3 February 1983	26.3 °C	126 mm	192
1982	43.7 °C20 July 1982	13.5 °C20 February 1982	26.3 °C	210 mm	191
1981	42.4 °C29 July 1981	14.9 °C5 February 1981	27.2 °C	37 mm	208
1980	42.0 °C23 July 1980	13.6 °C2 February 1980	27.2 °C	39 mm	216
1979	43.1 °C22 July 1979	13.5 °C29 January 1979	27.1 °C	114 mm	219
1978	42.9 °C10 June 1978	14.6 °C2 February 1978	27.0 °C	33 mm	200
1977	43.7 °C6 August 1977	13.9 °C11 January 1977	27.3 °C	80 mm	213
1976	41.7 °C3 August 1976	13.1 °C20 January 1976	26.4 °C	233 mm	192
1975	42.2 °C23 June 1975	13.2 °C15 February 1975	26.8 °C	44 mm	202
1974	41.8 °C26 June 1974	12.9 °C22 February 1974	26.7 °C	79 mm	197
1973	41.5 °C15 August 1973	11.7 °C4 January 1973	26.8 °C	26 mm	209
1972	41.4 °C27 July 1972	12.0 °C13 February 1972	26.2 °C	249 mm	186
1971	42.2 °C14 July 1971	13.9 °C4 February 1971	26.5 °C	31 mm	189
1970	41.5 °C2 August 1970	14.0 °C30 January 1970	27.0 °C	56 mm	199
1969	40.8 °C23 July 1969	14.1 °C1 February 1969	26.8 °C	220 mm	202
1968	42.2 °C16 July 1968	12.4 °C6 February 1968	26.3 °C	94 mm	194
1967	41.3 °C27 June 1967	12.5 °C29 December 1967	26.6 °C	24 mm	194
1966	42.8 °C2 August 1966	14.7 °C17 January 1966	26.9 °C	76 mm	204
1965	42.1 °C28 July 1965	13.1 °C4 January 1965	26.6 °C	173 mm	198
1964	41.1 °C7 July 1964	12.0 °C3 February 1964	26.3 °C	108 mm	200
1963	41.7 °C29 July 1963	12.4 °C29 December 1963	26.9 °C	144 mm	205
1962	43.6 °C9 July 1962	14.1 °C26 January 1962	27.3 °C	21 mm	218
1961	42.8 °C16 August 1961	14.9 °C19 January 1961	26.8 °C	66 mm	190
1960	42.3 °C31 July 1960	14.3 °C6 February 1960	26.9 °C	41 mm	199
1959	39.7 °C24 June 1959	13.2 °C18 December 1959	26.4 °C	123 mm	207
1958	42.1 °C3 August 1958	14.3 °C1 January 1958	27.0 °C	83 mm	213
1957	42.1 °C27 August 1957	12.1 °C9 February 1957	26.5 °C	225 mm	190
1956	42.2 °C8 August 1956	13.0 °C19 January 1956	26.9 °C	26 mm	204
1955	41.3 °C21 August 1955	14.3 °C6 February 1955	26.8 °C	210 mm	203
1954	42.8 °C17 August 1954	14.0 °C11 January 1954	27.4 °C	119 mm	222
1953	42.5 °C18 August 1953	14.6 °C15 January 1953	27.7 °C	191 mm	223
1952	42.8 °C18 August 1952	13.8 °C10 January 1952	27.2 °C	96 mm	213
1951	43.0 °C18 August 1951	14.0 °C31 January 1951	27.3 °C	105 mm	215
1950	40.9 °C20 August 1950	10.1 °C9 February 1950	26.5 °C	63 mm	210
1949	42.8 °C17 August 1949	10.8 °C3 January 1949	26.8 °C	195 mm	215
1948	42.5 °C5 July 1948	14.6 °C2 February 1948	27.3 °C	175 mm	200
1947	42.5 °C17 July 1947	14.5 °C22 February 1947	27.2 °C	157 mm	218
1946	43.0 °C17 August 1946	14.2 °C15 January 1946	26.7 °C	26 mm	215
1945	43.0 °C25 August 1945	14.0 °C13 January 1945	26.9 °C	76 mm	217
1944	42.3 °C2 September 1944	14.3 °C17 February 1944	27.3 °C	228 mm	224
1943	42.3 °C15 August 1943	12.8 °C10 February 1943	26.6 °C	240 mm	212
1942	43.4 °C30 July 1942	11.8 °C13 January 1942	27.2 °C	159 mm	234
1941	41.0 °C14 July 1941	13.9 °C6 January 1941	27.4 °C	15 mm	211
1940	41.8 °C31 July 1940	14.6 °C26 December 1940	27.1 °C	28 mm	215

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.2 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

232 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

59 mm

-39 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	23.6 °C	+1.0 °C	5 mm	-19 mm
Feb	24.9 °C	+1.5 °C	3 mm	-15 mm
Mar	27.9 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-19 mm
Apr	33.1 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
May	36.0 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jun	37.6 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Jul	38.9 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Aug	39.0 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Sep	36.7 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Oct	33.3 °C	+0.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	29.6 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Dec	25.9 °C	+1.3 °C	51 mm	+31 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.0 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest day

14.9 °C

24 Jan 2025

Wettest day

31.1 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

39.7 km/h

15 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

17 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

19 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.5 °C

25 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

25 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al Jurf?

Al Jurf has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 98 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Jurf?

The hottest day measured in Al Jurf between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1977, reaching 43.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al Jurf?

The coldest day measured in Al Jurf between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, at 10.1 °C.

Does it snow in Al Jurf?

Almost never: Al Jurf sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Al Jurf warmed?

Yes: Al Jurf warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al Jurf?

The wettest day measured in Al Jurf between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al Jurf?

The windiest day measured in Al Jurf between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1950, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al Jurf?

The warmest month in Al Jurf is August (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Al Jurf?

Al Jurf receives on average 98 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 13 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al Jurf?

Al Jurf gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Al Jurf?

Yes: Al Jurf has on average 265 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Jurf?

In Al Jurf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.7 °C on 3 August 2024, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 8 February 1950.

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