SeasonMapFujairah weather in May
United Arab Emirates
May in Fujairah: sweltering, dry — fine if you can take 37°C afternoons.
#6 of 12 months in Fujairah · #127 of 1383 destinations to visit in May · comfort 91/100 (tier S)
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Traveller notes on Fujairah in May
Notes from nearby Dubai (104 km away)
Fujairah doesn't have its own notes for May yet — these are about Dubai, close enough to share the season.
May is when Dubai stops being a comfortable winter destination. The forum's figure is "mid to high 30s, if not tipping 40 in the day and down to mid 20s during the hours of darkness — and those are shade temps," a distinction worth taking literally in a city with a lot of unshaded pavement. Whether that's fine depends on who you're with: one parent's two-year-old "did struggle at times during the day" on a late-May trip, and her advice was to book a hotel pool with plenty of shade rather than skip the season. The structural point posters make is that Dubai is built for it — indoor spaces of any size are air-conditioned and pools are chilled. Our record has 39°C highs, 24.6 kph average wind and effectively no rain, with sea already at 29.6°C.
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Fujairah climate normals — May
| Daytime high | 37°C / 99°F | 🔥 sweltering |
|---|---|---|
| Nighttime low | 27°C / 81°F | |
| Sea temperature | 29°C / 85°F | ♨️ bath-warm |
| Rainfall | 6 mm / 0.2 in | ☀️ dry |
| Rainy days | 1 days | |
| Humidity | 43% | 🍃 comfortable |
| Dew point | 17°C / 63°F | |
| Sunshine | 12.1 h/day | |
| Daylight | 13.4 h | |
| Wind | 18 km/h / 11 mph | |
| Air quality (US AQI) | 91 | 🙂 moderate |
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Fujairah in May
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.
Shoulder seasonschool holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Fujairah'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 weatherFujairah's weather doesn't swing hard through the year — comfort stays fairly steady in every month.
What's on in Fujairah in May
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Heat and humidity
15 May – 30 Sep · usuallyExtreme heatThe mountains block the breeze and the sea is bath-warm, so the humidity is worse here than inland. Everything happens after dark and the wadis are no place to walk at all.
- Season
Gulf of Oman dive season
15 Oct – 15 May · usuallySnoopy Island and the Dibba wrecks are at their clearest in the cooler half of the year; summer plankton blooms cut the visibility badly. Shore diving here needs no boat at all.
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Fujairah — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Fujairah?
Fujairah in May — FAQ
- Is May a good time to visit Fujairah?
- May in Fujairah: sweltering, dry — fine if you can take 37°C afternoons. It ranks #6 of 12 months for Fujairah on SeasonMap's comfort score (91/100).
- What is the weather like in Fujairah in May?
- In May, Fujairah averages a daily high of 37.1°C and a low of 27.2°C, with about 5.5 mm of rain over roughly 1.4 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Fujairah in May?
- Fujairah has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 91 in May.
Other months in Fujairah
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Similar destinations in Middle East — May
Within 300 km: Dubai's Global Village season around 10 Oct – 31 May, and Abu Dhabi's Hawksbill turtle nesting around 15 Mar – 15 Jul.