Al Sajaah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al Sajaah?

Al Sajaah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 70 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Al Sajaah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2012, reaching 47.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al Sajaah?

The coldest day measured in Al Sajaah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1949, at 3.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al Sajaah?

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

Q: Has the climate of Al Sajaah warmed?

Yes: Al Sajaah warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al Sajaah?

The wettest day measured in Al Sajaah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al Sajaah?

The windiest day measured in Al Sajaah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1971, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al Sajaah?

The warmest month in Al Sajaah is July (35.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al Sajaah?

Al Sajaah receives on average 70 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al Sajaah?

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

Al Sajaah (United Arab Emirates) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 70 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 July (35.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.

Al Sajaah averages 0 frost days, 239 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.

Al Sajaah has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 47.3 °C (on 21 July 2012) and the coldest 3.6 °C (on 9 January 1949).

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 SajaahEmirate of Sharjah

coords: 25.32°, 55.63°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJanuaryDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

33.7°C

Average daily low

21.3°C

Annual rainfall

70mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

55%

Average peak wind

21.7km/h

Seasonal range

17.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

239 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

11 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.9 °C

Average feels-like low

21.8 °C

Average peak gust

37.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

209 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.5 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

47.3 °C

21 July 2012

Coldest day

3.6 °C

9 January 1949

Wettest day

102 mm

16 April 2024

Windiest day

53.8 km/h

6 June 1971

Strongest gust

81.4 km/h

6 June 1971

Hottest feels-like

51.3 °C

22 July 2010

Coldest feels-like

-0.1 °C

9 January 1949

Sunniest day

13.0 h

26 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	45.8 °C29 July 2025	10.6 °C24 January 2025	28.8 °C	21 mm	261
2024	45.7 °C22 June 2024	12.3 °C10 February 2024	28.8 °C	264 mm	247
2023	44.6 °C7 August 2023	11.8 °C29 January 2023	28.9 °C	46 mm	257
2022	45.0 °C8 August 2022	11.1 °C23 January 2022	28.9 °C	45 mm	269
2021	45.0 °C23 May 2021	7.7 °C11 January 2021	29.0 °C	8 mm	263
2020	45.2 °C14 July 2020	10.3 °C13 January 2020	28.6 °C	113 mm	253
2019	45.4 °C11 June 2019	8.7 °C7 February 2019	28.5 °C	82 mm	226
2018	46.1 °C4 July 2018	9.8 °C7 February 2018	28.7 °C	19 mm	262
2017	45.6 °C17 June 2017	9.5 °C4 February 2017	28.9 °C	51 mm	244
2016	45.9 °C3 August 2016	9.8 °C7 February 2016	28.3 °C	54 mm	246
2015	45.7 °C2 June 2015	9.5 °C21 January 2015	28.8 °C	27 mm	251
2014	44.7 °C10 June 2014	11.1 °C16 February 2014	28.1 °C	31 mm	234
2013	44.7 °C11 July 2013	7.7 °C18 January 2013	28.0 °C	61 mm	243
2012	47.3 °C21 July 2012	9.8 °C26 January 2012	28.6 °C	16 mm	257
2011	45.5 °C4 August 2011	10.5 °C23 December 2011	28.4 °C	18 mm	246
2010	44.9 °C14 June 2010	10.6 °C31 December 2010	28.6 °C	46 mm	260
2009	46.4 °C31 May 2009	10.1 °C16 January 2009	28.2 °C	73 mm	257
2008	46.0 °C29 June 2008	7.0 °C7 February 2008	27.6 °C	46 mm	254
2007	44.8 °C14 June 2007	8.8 °C5 January 2007	28.1 °C	17 mm	252
2006	45.5 °C1 June 2006	10.1 °C6 January 2006	28.0 °C	90 mm	244
2005	45.2 °C1 August 2005	10.2 °C22 January 2005	28.0 °C	49 mm	242
2004	45.0 °C26 June 2004	9.3 °C31 December 2004	28.0 °C	26 mm	264
2003	44.5 °C15 June 2003	8.3 °C3 January 2003	28.1 °C	27 mm	251
2002	45.7 °C28 June 2002	9.3 °C27 January 2002	28.1 °C	13 mm	245
2001	44.7 °C23 June 2001	7.3 °C30 January 2001	27.8 °C	11 mm	258
2000	44.9 °C22 August 2000	10.8 °C4 February 2000	27.6 °C	16 mm	243
1999	46.6 °C13 June 1999	8.9 °C23 December 1999	28.1 °C	41 mm	249
1998	45.0 °C13 August 1998	9.2 °C25 February 1998	28.2 °C	83 mm	256
1997	44.3 °C30 June 1997	9.1 °C19 January 1997	26.7 °C	247 mm	215
1996	45.7 °C24 July 1996	9.2 °C20 December 1996	27.0 °C	142 mm	227
1995	45.3 °C22 June 1995	9.8 °C29 January 1995	26.7 °C	181 mm	224
1994	44.6 °C27 June 1994	7.7 °C28 December 1994	27.1 °C	16 mm	252
1993	45.0 °C30 July 1993	8.5 °C16 January 1993	26.9 °C	79 mm	231
1992	44.1 °C10 June 1992	5.4 °C7 January 1992	25.8 °C	108 mm	222
1991	44.3 °C1 August 1991	5.5 °C17 February 1991	26.4 °C	30 mm	231
1990	45.8 °C22 July 1990	8.3 °C21 January 1990	27.1 °C	101 mm	238
1989	46.2 °C26 July 1989	6.8 °C16 January 1989	26.7 °C	81 mm	238
1988	46.7 °C3 August 1988	7.7 °C30 December 1988	27.2 °C	123 mm	236
1987	45.0 °C9 July 1987	9.2 °C18 January 1987	27.2 °C	74 mm	238
1986	45.2 °C29 May 1986	9.2 °C22 January 1986	27.2 °C	42 mm	230
1985	45.1 °C10 July 1985	9.6 °C22 February 1985	27.2 °C	10 mm	243
1984	45.7 °C6 July 1984	7.1 °C3 February 1984	26.7 °C	15 mm	250
1983	44.9 °C20 July 1983	7.3 °C3 February 1983	26.0 °C	124 mm	212
1982	46.4 °C20 July 1982	8.6 °C22 January 1982	26.0 °C	163 mm	219
1981	45.5 °C10 August 1981	9.4 °C9 January 1981	27.0 °C	34 mm	238
1980	45.5 °C1 July 1980	9.0 °C2 February 1980	27.2 °C	26 mm	253
1979	45.8 °C9 June 1979	6.6 °C26 November 1979	26.9 °C	74 mm	236
1978	46.1 °C10 June 1978	9.1 °C26 December 1978	26.7 °C	23 mm	237
1977	46.3 °C6 August 1977	8.8 °C19 January 1977	27.1 °C	50 mm	244
1976	45.7 °C16 June 1976	7.8 °C20 January 1976	26.0 °C	156 mm	211
1975	45.1 °C5 June 1975	7.8 °C15 February 1975	26.5 °C	34 mm	232
1974	45.5 °C31 July 1974	7.5 °C27 January 1974	26.2 °C	45 mm	240
1973	44.1 °C30 July 1973	6.8 °C7 January 1973	26.5 °C	16 mm	236
1972	46.0 °C27 July 1972	5.7 °C13 February 1972	25.7 °C	180 mm	212
1971	46.3 °C10 July 1971	8.9 °C3 February 1971	26.0 °C	20 mm	226
1970	45.6 °C2 August 1970	8.9 °C19 January 1970	26.6 °C	34 mm	237
1969	43.7 °C15 July 1969	7.6 °C1 February 1969	26.5 °C	134 mm	233
1968	45.8 °C24 July 1968	7.7 °C6 February 1968	25.9 °C	73 mm	229
1967	45.4 °C27 June 1967	5.7 °C29 December 1967	26.1 °C	17 mm	233
1966	46.3 °C21 July 1966	9.2 °C17 January 1966	26.4 °C	45 mm	226
1965	45.5 °C17 July 1965	8.4 °C8 January 1965	26.1 °C	138 mm	231
1964	46.1 °C6 July 1964	7.3 °C5 December 1964	25.9 °C	89 mm	236
1963	46.3 °C28 July 1963	6.4 °C29 December 1963	26.5 °C	97 mm	226
1962	47.0 °C9 July 1962	8.0 °C26 January 1962	26.9 °C	20 mm	250
1961	45.5 °C4 July 1961	9.6 °C19 January 1961	26.3 °C	42 mm	212
1960	46.6 °C22 August 1960	8.4 °C6 February 1960	26.5 °C	40 mm	232
1959	46.8 °C23 June 1959	5.7 °C18 December 1959	26.0 °C	105 mm	226
1958	45.2 °C27 August 1958	8.4 °C1 January 1958	26.6 °C	50 mm	241
1957	45.7 °C21 July 1957	6.2 °C9 February 1957	26.0 °C	180 mm	218
1956	45.7 °C7 June 1956	6.2 °C19 January 1956	26.5 °C	15 mm	235
1955	45.2 °C9 July 1955	8.6 °C6 February 1955	26.3 °C	131 mm	242
1954	46.5 °C21 July 1954	9.4 °C19 February 1954	27.2 °C	64 mm	244
1953	45.5 °C23 July 1953	8.8 °C4 January 1953	27.3 °C	132 mm	246
1952	46.0 °C18 July 1952	8.2 °C7 January 1952	26.8 °C	69 mm	238
1951	46.4 °C14 July 1951	9.1 °C16 January 1951	27.0 °C	72 mm	226
1950	44.9 °C29 August 1950	4.7 °C9 February 1950	26.1 °C	50 mm	229
1949	46.2 °C27 June 1949	3.6 °C9 January 1949	26.3 °C	95 mm	230
1948	46.5 °C9 July 1948	9.4 °C12 January 1948	27.0 °C	156 mm	224
1947	45.6 °C13 July 1947	9.5 °C7 February 1947	26.8 °C	93 mm	235
1946	45.9 °C28 July 1946	8.0 °C15 January 1946	26.3 °C	16 mm	238
1945	45.6 °C25 August 1945	8.7 °C13 January 1945	26.7 °C	37 mm	244
1944	45.1 °C6 June 1944	9.1 °C7 February 1944	26.9 °C	122 mm	252
1943	45.8 °C8 July 1943	6.9 °C10 February 1943	26.5 °C	114 mm	240
1942	46.1 °C30 July 1942	6.6 °C13 January 1942	27.0 °C	127 mm	258
1941	47.2 °C3 June 1941	6.5 °C6 January 1941	26.8 °C	15 mm	239
1940	46.8 °C14 June 1940	8.1 °C1 January 1940	26.4 °C	20 mm	240

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.8 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

261 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

21 mm

-49 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.3 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-15 mm
Feb	26.7 °C	+1.7 °C	2 mm	-12 mm
Mar	30.7 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-14 mm
Apr	37.2 °C	+3.4 °C	0 mm	-8 mm
May	40.4 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jun	41.8 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Jul	42.3 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Aug	41.2 °C	-0.4 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Sep	39.2 °C	-0.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Oct	35.8 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	31.2 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Dec	26.5 °C	+1.2 °C	18 mm	+7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

45.8 °C

29 Jul 2025

Coldest day

10.6 °C

24 Jan 2025

Wettest day

14.3 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

41.3 km/h

15 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

64.8 km/h

15 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

49.7 °C

23 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.2 °C

24 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

26 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al Sajaah?

Al Sajaah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 70 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Sajaah?

The hottest day measured in Al Sajaah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2012, reaching 47.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al Sajaah?

The coldest day measured in Al Sajaah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1949, at 3.6 °C.

Does it snow in Al Sajaah?

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

Has the climate of Al Sajaah warmed?

Yes: Al Sajaah warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al Sajaah?

The wettest day measured in Al Sajaah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al Sajaah?

The windiest day measured in Al Sajaah between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1971, with winds reaching 53.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al Sajaah?

The warmest month in Al Sajaah is July (35.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Al Sajaah?

Al Sajaah receives on average 70 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al Sajaah?

Al Sajaah 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 Sajaah?

Yes: Al Sajaah has on average 209 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Sajaah?

In Al Sajaah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.3 °C on 22 July 2010, and the lowest was -0.1 °C on 9 January 1949.

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