Dubai (UAE) weather in November

November in Dubai: hot, dry — a great time to visit.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Dubai🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Arabia & the Gulf · City76
  1. 93Jan
  2. 89Feb
  3. 79Mar
  4. 65Apr
  5. 44May
  6. 29Jun
  7. 22Jul
  8. 24Aug
  9. 35Sep
  10. 54Oct
  11. 76Nov
  12. 85Dec

#5 of 12 months in Dubai · #576 of 1413 destinations to visit in November · comfort 76/100 (tier B)

Days
32°C
Nights
22°C
Wet days
0
Sun
9.9 h
Humidity
58%
Daylight
11 h
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Photo: AJ Ahamad · Pexels

What November is like in Dubai

Warm, dry and comfortable, with markets and terraces open again: one of the two best months.

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confidence: high

Traveller notes on Dubai in November

November is the month Dubai's forum recommends without hedging: highs around 31°C falling to about 19 overnight, humidity low, and effectively no rain — a fraction of an inch across the entire month. Early-to-mid November also carries the year's lowest odds of sandstorms or dusty air. Regulars say the evenings are finally comfortable enough to sit outside, and that long trousers work fine even when jeans feel heavy; the one recurring complaint is that late nights can turn humid enough to bring fog.
Tripadvisor community · November · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Other months in Dubai

Regulars call this some of the year's most pleasant weather, hot but genuinely dry, well ahead of the high humidity that regulars specifically place from June through September. Our row backs the heat, 35.8C reading as a real 35C, over 22.9C nights, with rain almost entirely absent, 16.2mm across under a day, and humidity down to 47 percent - notably comfortable for the temperature. Regulars are consistent that midday sun makes walking or park visits genuinely tough without shade, so the standard advice is shifting those plans to early morning or after 3-4pm. The sea offers relief at a warm 25.6C, ideal for a quick dip according to regulars. The record: 11.3 hours of sun, a 24.2 kph wind and AQI 114.
StillDryBeforeTheHumidStretchArrives · April · 1 month ago · Read more on tripadvisor.in ↗
March is the month regulars here recommend above all others: warm to hot by day, low humidity, and evenings mild enough to eat outside. Our row gives 31C reading as 30C at 56 percent humidity, over 19.3C nights. The caveat they add is the season's own: March and April bring sandstorms that are rarely storms at all, just a whole day of sand hanging in the air - our AQI of 113 in an almost rainless month is that haze counted. On the sea they disagree with each other, some calling 24.3C comfortably swimmable and others too cold until the end of April, and the note leaves it there. A 23.4 kph wind is part of the same story. The record: 10.5 hours of sun and 21.4mm of rain.
SandWithoutAStorm · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Mid to late twenties and clear blue skies is the board's December, with two details our columns support. The sun goes about five - daylight is down to 10.6 hours - and the evening wants a cardigan, because 17.5C after a 27.6C afternoon feels colder than it reads. The sea is the other one: 24.7C strikes plenty of visitors as cold, and the answer regulars give is that hotel pools are heated and the beach is for sitting on. This is peak season, November to March, so rooms are dear and the malls and restaurants are full. Rain is 6mm in the month. The record: humidity 63 percent, 9.5 hours of sun, an 18 kph wind and AQI 101.
CardiganAfterFive · December · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Dubai-forum threads on February are close to unanimous: it's peak-season weather, warm days in the high 20s with genuinely cool evenings, and the one month posters flag as most likely to see actual precipitation, even though that's still just two or three days at most. The trade-off is crowds - February sits inside the year's busiest tourist window, so the popular sights get busy even as the weather is the best of the year. The record: 27.2C days, 16.5C nights, just 7mm total across 1.3 days, ten hours of sun and a 21.6C sea. One number forum posters don't mention: AQI runs 98 here, the haziest end of Dubai's year, so the postcard-blue sky isn't guaranteed even on a dry day.
DeiraFebRegular · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

Year-round notes are on Dubai's overview. Add your own note from Dubai's card on the map.

Dubai climate normals — November

Daytime high32°C / 90°F🥵 hot
Nighttime low22°C / 71°F
Feels like (high)32°C / 90°F
Sea temperature28°C / 82°F😎 warm sea
Rainfall2 mm / 0.1 in☀️ dry
Rainy days0 days
Humidity58%🍃 comfortable
Dew point15°C / 59°F
Sunshine9.9 h/day
Daylight10.9 h
Wind19 km/h / 12 mph
Air quality (US AQI)93🙂 moderate

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Dubai in November

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Peak crowdsthe editor's peak month, Global Village season

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Best months for Dubai's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Fair weatherDubai's weather peaks December–February, best around January.

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What's on in Dubai in November

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Opening

    Global Village season

    10 Oct – 31 May · usuallySummer season opensCrowded

    The open-air pavilion park reopens in mid-October and runs to late May, which is as good a marker as any for when Dubai becomes an outdoor city again. Weekend evenings are extremely busy. Source ↗

  • Festival

    Dubai Fitness Challenge

    31 Oct – 29 NovSporting eventClosures

    Thirty days of free classes and pop-up fitness villages across the city, with the Dubai Run closing Sheikh Zayed Road one Sunday morning and the Dubai Ride doing the same in November. Source ↗

What's on around the world in November →

Nearby, and something's on

Within 300 km of Dubai — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.

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Dubai in November — FAQ

Is November a good time to visit Dubai?
November in Dubai: hot, dry — a great time to visit. It ranks #5 of 12 months for Dubai on SeasonMap's comfort score (76/100).
What is the weather like in Dubai in November?
In November, Dubai averages a daily high of 32.1°C and a low of 21.5°C, with about 1.9 mm of rain over roughly 0.2 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Dubai in November?
Dubai has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 93 in November.

Within 300 km: Ras Al Khaimah's Jebel Jais outdoor season around 15 Oct – 15 Apr, and Abu Dhabi's Al Dhafra Festival around 27 Oct – 22 Jan.