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Monthly climate in Al Shamkhah City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Last updated: December 19, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Al Shamkhah City features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 37 °C (99 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 48 °C (119 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 38 mm (1.5 inches) and receives 4 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Al Shamkhah City enjoys an average of 3946 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 38 minutes to 13 hours 36 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Al Shamkhah City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates §

The warmest months in Al Shamkhah City are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 37 °C (96 - 99 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Al Shamkhah City experiences 296 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Al Shamkhah City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 46°C
(114°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 48°C
(119°F)		 46°C
(115°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 47°C
(117°F)		 47°C
(116°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Al Shamkhah City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates §

Al Shamkhah City usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 1 rainy days and 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Al Shamkhah City are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Al Shamkhah City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 4 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Al Shamkhah City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates §

The sunniest months in Al Shamkhah City are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Al Shamkhah City: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Al Shamkhah City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 249 283 332 339 372 366 369 358 333 331 305 304
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 47m 11h 19m 12h 0m 12h 43m 13h 19m 13h 36m 13h 27m 12h 56m 12h 15m 11h 33m 10h 56m 10h 38m

Solar UV radiation in Al Shamkhah City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates §

Al Shamkhah City experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Al Shamkhah City UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Al Shamkhah City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 7 8 11 12 13 11 13 11 11 9 7 6