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When to go to Ras al-Khaimah

Twelve months of averages for Ras al-Khaimah, 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, Ras al-Khaimah has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to April.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): May to October.
The warmest month is June (37°C) and the coolest January (22°C). The wettest is January (34 mm) and the driest May (1 mm); about 110 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.

Ras al-Khaimah: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

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

JanMild–warm, dry
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, dry
AprMild–warm, dry
MayHot
JunHot
JulHot
AugHot
SeptHot
OctHot
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Ras al-Khaimah

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

Climate in Ras al-Khaimah 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	22°C	18°C	34 mm	61%	47%	3.9	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	23°C	19°C	12 mm	62%	43%	4.7	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	26°C	20°C	20 mm	61%	43%	5.6	27°C	Mild to warm and dry
April	31°C	24°C	7 mm	55%	44%	6.4	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	35°C	28°C	1 mm	50%	30%	7.2	35°C	Hot
June	37°C	30°C	4 mm	54%	27%	7.3	37°C	Hot
July	37°C	31°C	2 mm	59%	40%	6.8	39°C	Hot
August	36°C	31°C	1 mm	59%	35%	6.5	39°C	Hot
September	35°C	29°C	1 mm	57%	23%	6.1	37°C	Hot
October	33°C	28°C	2 mm	54%	22%	5.3	34°C	Hot
November	28°C	24°C	9 mm	54%	34%	4.3	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	24°C	20°C	17 mm	58%	42%	3.7	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

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

22°C

18°C

34 mm

61%

47%

3.9

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

23°C

19°C

12 mm

62%

43%

4.7

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

26°C

20°C

20 mm

61%

43%

5.6

27°C

Mild to warm and dry

April

31°C

24°C

7 mm

55%

44%

6.4

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

35°C

28°C

1 mm

50%

30%

7.2

35°C

Hot

June

37°C

30°C

4 mm

54%

27%

7.3

37°C

Hot

July

37°C

31°C

2 mm

59%

40%

6.8

39°C

Hot

August

36°C

31°C

1 mm

59%

35%

6.5

39°C

Hot

September

35°C

29°C

1 mm

57%

23%

6.1

37°C

Hot

October

33°C

28°C

2 mm

54%

22%

5.3

34°C

Hot

November

28°C

24°C

9 mm

54%

34%

4.3

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

24°C

20°C

17 mm

58%

42%

3.7

25°C

Mild to warm and dry