Fujairah climate — normals and trends
Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 102 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 (34.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Fujairah averages 0 frost days, 236 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 16 rainy days per year.
Fujairah 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 48.0 °C (on 31 May 2009) and the coldest 4.9 °C (on 30 January 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
FujairahEmirate of Fujairah
- coords
- 25.12°, 56.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
102mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
236 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
16 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
229 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · p = < 0.001
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
48.0 °C
31 May 2009
Coldest day
4.9 °C
30 January 1950
Wettest day
98 mm
11 February 1983
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
16 June 1973
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
16 June 1973
Hottest feels-like
50.3 °C
22 July 1990
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
30 January 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 37.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 40.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 40.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 38.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 37.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 36.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 34.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 30.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 17 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fujairah?
Fujairah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 102 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fujairah?
The hottest day measured in Fujairah between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2009, reaching 48.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fujairah?
The coldest day measured in Fujairah between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, at 4.9 °C.
Does it snow in Fujairah?
Almost never: Fujairah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fujairah warmed?
Yes: Fujairah warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fujairah?
The wettest day measured in Fujairah between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1983, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fujairah?
The windiest day measured in Fujairah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1973, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fujairah?
The warmest month in Fujairah is July (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Fujairah?
Fujairah receives on average 102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fujairah?
Fujairah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fujairah?
Yes: Fujairah has on average 229 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fujairah?
In Fujairah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.3 °C on 22 July 1990, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 30 January 1950.
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