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Twelve months of averages for Dali, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Dali has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in March to June, September and October.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in March and April.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July and August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): June.
The warmest month is June (25°C) and the coolest January (14°C). The wettest is August (195 mm) and the driest December (10 mm); about 906 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Dali: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovCool
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Dali

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Dali by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	14°C	0°C	23 mm	66%	28%	4.3	23°C	Cool
February	16°C	2°C	18 mm	60%	31%	5.1	24°C	Cool
March	20°C	5°C	19 mm	56%	41%	5.5	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	22°C	9°C	36 mm	58%	55%	5.7	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	24°C	12°C	84 mm	63%	65%	5.5	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	25°C	14°C	110 mm	73%	83%	5.1	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	24°C	15°C	184 mm	79%	91%	4.4	39°C	Wet
August	24°C	15°C	195 mm	81%	85%	4.5	39°C	Wet
September	22°C	13°C	128 mm	82%	78%	4.2	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	20°C	10°C	85 mm	81%	62%	4	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	17°C	5°C	14 mm	76%	34%	4.3	29°C	Cool
December	14°C	1°C	10 mm	73%	29%	4	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

14°C

0°C

23 mm

66%

28%

4.3

23°C

Cool

February

16°C

2°C

18 mm

60%

31%

5.1

24°C

Cool

March

20°C

5°C

19 mm

56%

41%

5.5

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

22°C

9°C

36 mm

58%

55%

5.7

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

24°C

12°C

84 mm

63%

65%

5.5

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

25°C

14°C

110 mm

73%

83%

5.1

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

24°C

15°C

184 mm

79%

91%

4.4

39°C

Wet

August

24°C

15°C

195 mm

81%

85%

4.5

39°C

Wet

September

22°C

13°C

128 mm

82%

78%

4.2

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

20°C

10°C

85 mm

81%

62%

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

17°C

5°C

14 mm

76%

34%

4.3

29°C

Cool

December

14°C

1°C

10 mm

73%

29%

25°C

Cool