Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Sharjah features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 37 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (116 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 67 mm (2.6 inches) and receives 8 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Sharjah enjoys an average of 3949 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 34 minutes to 13 hours 40 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Sharjah are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 37 °C (96 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Sharjah experiences 294 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 47°C (116°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 31°C (89°F) |
Mean maximum | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 30°C (87°F) |
Average high | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 42°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Daily mean | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Average low | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 12°C (53°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Minimum | 9°C (48°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates with other places around the world.
Sharjah usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 1 rainy days and 15 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Sharjah are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15 (0.6) | 13 (0.5) | 17 (0.7) | 4 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 9 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Sharjah are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 6 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Sharjah: January, February and December receive an average of 9 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 247 | 283 | 332 | 339 | 374 | 368 | 370 | 358 | 334 | 332 | 305 | 302 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 44m | 11h 17m | 12h 0m | 12h 45m | 13h 22m | 13h 40m | 13h 31m | 12h 58m | 12h 16m | 11h 31m | 10h 53m | 10h 34m |
Sharjah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / 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 Sharjah UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 |