Dubai in January

Warm days, cool nights; hotel prices peak.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

No other month rates higher than January for Dubai in this guide.

• DubaiHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 3 days
• Gulf coast, United Arab Emirates · Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah townbest weather

  November to March runs 20–30 °C (68–86 °F); June to September sits at 40–46 °C (104–115 °F) with humidity that makes nights sticky; shamal winds bring dust in spring and early summer.November to March runs 68–86 °F (20–30 °C); June to September sits at 104–115 °F (40–46 °C) with humidity that makes nights sticky; shamal winds bring dust in spring and early summer.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• New Year's Day check

  1 January (public holiday) · Whole city

  Fireworks at the Burj Khalifa on 31 Dec; shops open; roads close near Downtown.

• Dubai Shopping Festival check

  About mid-Dec to mid-Jan (check) · Malls

  Sales, fireworks, and higher hotel prices.

• Dubai Marathon check

  January (check) · Umm Suqeim

  Road closures on the coast.

Crowds · United Arab Emirates overall

High

Prices · United Arab Emirates overall

High

United Arab Emirates overall: Coolest month (20–24 °C days); Dubai Shopping Festival; desert nights cold — pack a layer.

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Dubai, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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