- Local time
- Asia/Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Population
- 1,800,000
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Airports
- SHJ
- 11 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 10 km
- Under 200 km: no flying-time estimate
Climate
The weather in Sharjah, month by month
- Jan23°
- Feb25°
- Mar28°
- Apr32°
- May37°
- Jun39°
- Jul40°
- Aug40°
- Sept38°
- Oct35°
- Nov30°
- Dec25°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: November to March.
Mean highs run from 23°C in January to 40°C in July, with about 85 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for SharjahModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Sharjah
Other airports within 150 km
- DXBDubai International AirportLarge · Dubai10 km from the centre
- DWCAl Maktoum International AirportLarge · Dubai55 km from the centre
- RKTRas Al Khaimah International AirportLarge · Ras al-Khaimah61 km from the centre
- FJRFujairah International AirportLarge · Fujairah95 km from the centre
- AANAl Ain International AirportLarge · Al Ain121 km from the centre
- KHSKhasab AirportMedium · Khasab125 km from the centre
Facts
Practical facts
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Sharjah right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates Dirham AEDToday's indicative rate: AED 1 ≈ USD 0.272Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and G220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 999police998ambulance997civil defence996coast guardOfficial source: UAE Government portal (u.ae). Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +971 · On the right
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