Zayed City climate — normals and trends
Zayed City (United Arab Emirates) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 44 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 (35.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Zayed City averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 8 rainy days per year.
Zayed City has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.1 °C (on 5 August 2011) and the coldest 2.2 °C (on 12 January 1942).
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
Zayed CityAbu Dhabi Emirate
- coords
- 23.65°, 53.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
44mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
22.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
241 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
8 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
36.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
208 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
48.1 °C
5 August 2011
Coldest day
2.2 °C
12 January 1942
Wettest day
52 mm
6 February 1993
Windiest day
54.3 km/h
10 August 1942
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
10 August 1942
Hottest feels-like
52.1 °C
2 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
-2.8 °C
12 January 1942
Sunniest day
13.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 37.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 40.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 40.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 42.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 43.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 40.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 35.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 25.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 17 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zayed City?
Zayed City has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 44 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zayed City?
The hottest day measured in Zayed City between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2011, reaching 48.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zayed City?
The coldest day measured in Zayed City between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1942, at 2.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zayed City?
Almost never: Zayed City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zayed City warmed?
Yes: Zayed City warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zayed City?
The wettest day measured in Zayed City between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1993, with 52 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zayed City?
The windiest day measured in Zayed City between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1942, with winds reaching 54.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zayed City?
The warmest month in Zayed City is August (35.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zayed City?
Zayed City receives on average 44 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 8 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zayed City?
Zayed 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 Zayed City?
Yes: Zayed City has on average 208 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zayed City?
In Zayed City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.1 °C on 2 August 2020, and the lowest was -2.8 °C on 12 January 1942.
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