Ţarīf Kalbā climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ţarīf Kalbā?

Ţarīf Kalbā 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.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ţarīf Kalbā?

The hottest day measured in Ţarīf Kalbā between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2009, reaching 48.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ţarīf Kalbā?

The coldest day measured in Ţarīf Kalbā between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, at 4.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ţarīf Kalbā?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ţarīf Kalbā warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Ţarīf Kalbā?

The wettest day measured in Ţarīf Kalbā between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1983, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ţarīf Kalbā?

The windiest day measured in Ţarīf Kalbā between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1973, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ţarīf Kalbā?

The warmest month in Ţarīf Kalbā is July (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ţarīf Kalbā?

Ţarīf Kalbā receives on average 102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ţarīf Kalbā?

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

Ţarīf Kalbā (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.

Ţarīf Kalbā averages 0 frost days, 236 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 16 rainy days per year.

Ţarīf Kalbā 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

Ţarīf KalbāEmirate of Fujairah

coords: 25.07°, 56.33°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthJune

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

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

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

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	45.6 °C22 June 2025	12.2 °C24 January 2025	28.9 °C	23 mm	249
2024	45.5 °C1 June 2024	14.1 °C3 March 2024	28.9 °C	321 mm	246
2023	43.9 °C7 August 2023	12.7 °C29 January 2023	28.7 °C	94 mm	237
2022	44.6 °C9 June 2022	12.6 °C23 January 2022	28.9 °C	92 mm	265
2021	45.6 °C1 June 2021	11.9 °C13 January 2021	29.3 °C	48 mm	256
2020	43.5 °C3 June 2020	10.5 °C13 January 2020	28.4 °C	129 mm	237
2019	45.3 °C29 June 2019	12.9 °C21 January 2019	28.4 °C	161 mm	223
2018	44.9 °C22 June 2018	12.2 °C6 February 2018	28.9 °C	45 mm	244
2017	47.3 °C17 June 2017	10.4 °C4 February 2017	29.0 °C	87 mm	241
2016	45.2 °C9 July 2016	11.2 °C7 February 2016	28.6 °C	90 mm	252
2015	45.4 °C5 July 2015	12.1 °C21 January 2015	29.1 °C	28 mm	250
2014	44.5 °C30 May 2014	11.1 °C7 February 2014	28.1 °C	67 mm	227
2013	42.6 °C7 June 2013	10.2 °C18 January 2013	27.9 °C	104 mm	234
2012	46.0 °C3 July 2012	10.3 °C26 January 2012	28.6 °C	86 mm	243
2011	46.6 °C9 June 2011	12.4 °C26 December 2011	28.5 °C	50 mm	246
2010	45.4 °C30 June 2010	12.3 °C31 December 2010	28.8 °C	46 mm	252
2009	48.0 °C31 May 2009	10.9 °C24 January 2009	28.6 °C	141 mm	237
2008	44.8 °C25 June 2008	9.3 °C8 February 2008	28.1 °C	62 mm	252
2007	44.6 °C13 July 2007	11.5 °C3 January 2007	28.4 °C	50 mm	252
2006	44.5 °C26 June 2006	10.6 °C21 January 2006	28.4 °C	104 mm	245
2005	44.6 °C6 June 2005	12.3 °C1 January 2005	28.2 °C	110 mm	249
2004	45.3 °C26 June 2004	10.7 °C31 December 2004	28.4 °C	32 mm	263
2003	45.4 °C16 June 2003	11.0 °C19 January 2003	28.0 °C	30 mm	243
2002	46.5 °C5 July 2002	10.7 °C7 February 2002	28.3 °C	47 mm	240
2001	45.9 °C16 May 2001	9.0 °C31 January 2001	28.3 °C	41 mm	249
2000	43.8 °C31 July 2000	11.9 °C4 February 2000	28.2 °C	16 mm	238
1999	45.4 °C2 June 1999	10.8 °C23 January 1999	28.1 °C	68 mm	243
1998	45.8 °C30 May 1998	10.4 °C15 January 1998	28.1 °C	96 mm	250
1997	44.7 °C13 June 1997	10.7 °C28 January 1997	26.9 °C	347 mm	200
1996	45.8 °C4 June 1996	11.3 °C7 February 1996	27.2 °C	178 mm	219
1995	44.7 °C6 July 1995	11.2 °C12 February 1995	27.2 °C	248 mm	223
1994	45.6 °C27 June 1994	11.1 °C21 February 1994	27.5 °C	38 mm	237
1993	44.3 °C30 July 1993	9.5 °C16 January 1993	27.6 °C	63 mm	229
1992	44.7 °C9 July 1992	6.4 °C7 January 1992	26.4 °C	130 mm	209
1991	44.3 °C3 June 1991	7.3 °C17 February 1991	26.6 °C	78 mm	225
1990	45.5 °C19 June 1990	10.3 °C21 January 1990	27.7 °C	115 mm	234
1989	45.5 °C6 June 1989	9.3 °C16 January 1989	27.1 °C	131 mm	236
1988	45.8 °C15 June 1988	8.8 °C21 January 1988	27.7 °C	155 mm	244
1987	46.8 °C9 July 1987	10.1 °C22 January 1987	27.7 °C	117 mm	233
1986	45.3 °C28 May 1986	10.3 °C22 January 1986	27.5 °C	68 mm	228
1985	45.9 °C10 July 1985	10.9 °C25 February 1985	27.7 °C	19 mm	241
1984	45.3 °C16 July 1984	10.8 °C2 February 1984	27.4 °C	37 mm	249
1983	44.9 °C26 June 1983	8.5 °C2 February 1983	26.6 °C	211 mm	212
1982	43.4 °C8 July 1982	9.2 °C20 February 1982	26.7 °C	254 mm	213
1981	45.6 °C6 June 1981	11.4 °C5 February 1981	27.7 °C	51 mm	237
1980	44.6 °C7 July 1980	9.9 °C14 February 1980	27.8 °C	24 mm	235
1979	47.2 °C10 June 1979	7.6 °C29 January 1979	27.4 °C	84 mm	233
1978	44.5 °C7 June 1978	10.6 °C29 January 1978	27.3 °C	38 mm	236
1977	45.1 °C9 June 1977	10.1 °C26 January 1977	27.6 °C	104 mm	248
1976	44.4 °C13 June 1976	10.0 °C8 February 1976	26.9 °C	194 mm	205
1975	46.5 °C1 June 1975	9.8 °C15 February 1975	26.9 °C	56 mm	221
1974	45.0 °C18 July 1974	9.4 °C26 January 1974	27.0 °C	66 mm	233
1973	45.2 °C26 July 1973	7.2 °C8 January 1973	27.1 °C	33 mm	242
1972	44.5 °C10 June 1972	8.2 °C14 February 1972	26.4 °C	246 mm	216
1971	44.2 °C26 June 1971	10.1 °C3 February 1971	26.8 °C	44 mm	228
1970	45.4 °C24 June 1970	10.5 °C16 December 1970	27.4 °C	41 mm	238
1969	46.3 °C30 June 1969	7.4 °C1 February 1969	27.3 °C	162 mm	244
1968	44.7 °C1 August 1968	7.6 °C6 February 1968	26.7 °C	92 mm	225
1967	43.6 °C6 July 1967	8.3 °C10 February 1967	26.9 °C	31 mm	236
1966	46.2 °C5 July 1966	9.9 °C17 January 1966	27.1 °C	45 mm	219
1965	44.9 °C6 June 1965	8.4 °C3 January 1965	27.1 °C	142 mm	233
1964	45.1 °C18 June 1964	6.8 °C24 January 1964	26.4 °C	108 mm	233
1963	46.0 °C5 June 1963	7.1 °C29 December 1963	27.2 °C	117 mm	231
1962	44.5 °C6 June 1962	9.7 °C26 January 1962	27.4 °C	32 mm	245
1961	45.2 °C19 July 1961	10.6 °C19 January 1961	26.9 °C	53 mm	216
1960	45.0 °C17 June 1960	9.1 °C1 February 1960	27.1 °C	70 mm	229
1959	43.9 °C22 May 1959	8.2 °C28 January 1959	26.6 °C	147 mm	227
1958	45.0 °C7 June 1958	10.0 °C26 January 1958	27.3 °C	65 mm	233
1957	44.8 °C18 June 1957	7.5 °C26 January 1957	26.6 °C	269 mm	221
1956	43.5 °C15 June 1956	8.2 °C19 January 1956	27.0 °C	40 mm	233
1955	44.7 °C10 July 1955	9.9 °C4 February 1955	26.8 °C	162 mm	227
1954	45.8 °C2 June 1954	10.2 °C19 February 1954	27.6 °C	104 mm	235
1953	44.5 °C20 June 1953	10.3 °C25 December 1953	27.4 °C	206 mm	243
1952	45.1 °C18 July 1952	9.4 °C16 February 1952	27.1 °C	93 mm	239
1951	45.4 °C6 June 1951	9.1 °C30 January 1951	27.1 °C	142 mm	222
1950	44.6 °C23 June 1950	4.9 °C30 January 1950	26.7 °C	88 mm	223
1949	46.2 °C2 June 1949	7.1 °C3 January 1949	26.7 °C	117 mm	220
1948	44.6 °C20 July 1948	9.6 °C2 February 1948	27.1 °C	295 mm	222
1947	44.5 °C5 June 1947	10.1 °C29 December 1947	27.1 °C	136 mm	235
1946	44.6 °C14 July 1946	9.1 °C11 February 1946	27.1 °C	27 mm	236
1945	44.6 °C24 June 1945	9.2 °C6 February 1945	27.4 °C	66 mm	248
1944	46.3 °C11 June 1944	9.5 °C24 January 1944	27.4 °C	125 mm	247
1943	44.8 °C10 July 1943	9.2 °C7 February 1943	27.3 °C	140 mm	236
1942	45.2 °C22 June 1942	7.2 °C12 January 1942	27.6 °C	176 mm	260
1941	46.1 °C2 June 1941	9.5 °C26 January 1941	27.8 °C	62 mm	232
1940	45.7 °C29 May 1940	9.8 °C18 January 1940	27.1 °C	31 mm	237

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.5 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

249 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

23 mm

-79 mm

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

The year's extremes

Hottest day

45.6 °C

22 Jun 2025

Coldest day

12.2 °C

24 Jan 2025

Wettest day

6.4 mm

19 Dec 2025

Windiest day

40.8 km/h

7 May 2025

Strongest gust

72.4 km/h

7 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

48.9 °C

20 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.0 °C

24 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.9 h

3 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ţarīf Kalbā?

Ţarīf Kalbā 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 Ţarīf Kalbā?

The hottest day measured in Ţarīf Kalbā between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2009, reaching 48.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ţarīf Kalbā?

The coldest day measured in Ţarīf Kalbā between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, at 4.9 °C.

Does it snow in Ţarīf Kalbā?

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

Has the climate of Ţarīf Kalbā warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Ţarīf Kalbā?

The wettest day measured in Ţarīf Kalbā between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1983, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ţarīf Kalbā?

The windiest day measured in Ţarīf Kalbā between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1973, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ţarīf Kalbā?

The warmest month in Ţarīf Kalbā is July (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Ţarīf Kalbā?

Ţarīf Kalbā receives on average 102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 16 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ţarīf Kalbā?

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

Are there tropical nights in Ţarīf Kalbā?

Yes: Ţarīf Kalbā has on average 229 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ţarīf Kalbā?

In Ţarīf Kalbā, 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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