Reef Al Fujairah City climate — normals and trends
Reef Al Fujairah City (United Arab Emirates) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 119 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Reef Al Fujairah City averages 0 frost days, 196 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.
Reef Al Fujairah City has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.3 °C (on 9 July 1987) and the coldest 8.6 °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
Reef Al Fujairah CityEmirate of Fujairah
- coords
- 25.14°, 56.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
119mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
17.4km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
196 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
17 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
25.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
258 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
42.3 °C
9 July 1987
Coldest day
8.6 °C
30 January 1950
Wettest day
113 mm
16 April 2024
Windiest day
54.7 km/h
9 March 1973
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
9 March 1973
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
28 July 1990
Coldest feels-like
2.1 °C
7 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 24.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 26.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 36.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 24.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Reef Al Fujairah City?
Reef Al Fujairah City has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 119 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Reef Al Fujairah City?
The hottest day measured in Reef Al Fujairah City between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1987, reaching 42.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Reef Al Fujairah City?
The coldest day measured in Reef Al Fujairah City between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, at 8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Reef Al Fujairah City?
Almost never: Reef Al Fujairah City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Reef Al Fujairah City warmed?
Yes: Reef Al Fujairah City warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Reef Al Fujairah City?
The wettest day measured in Reef Al Fujairah City between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 113 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Reef Al Fujairah City?
The windiest day measured in Reef Al Fujairah City between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1973, with winds reaching 54.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Reef Al Fujairah City?
The warmest month in Reef Al Fujairah City is July (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Reef Al Fujairah City?
Reef Al Fujairah City receives on average 119 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Reef Al Fujairah City?
Reef Al Fujairah City gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Reef Al Fujairah City?
Yes: Reef Al Fujairah City has on average 258 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Reef Al Fujairah City?
In Reef Al Fujairah City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 28 July 1990, and the lowest was 2.1 °C on 7 February 1950.
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