Hot in Dec
31°C average high
avg high · 22° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi weather in December
Is it warm? Yes. December in Abu Dhabi is warm: afternoons average 26°C and nights 19°C. Most days (80%) peak between 24°C and 28°C.
Warm · average high
26°C
25°C or more on about six in ten days; 20°C or more on almost every day.
- Average low19°overnight
- Sea24°average, 2023–2025
- Rainy days14 mm in the month
- SkyMostly clear25% cloud · 69% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every December afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 24° and 28°.
December, year by year
The average December high in each year. The warmest, 2022, averaged 27°C; the coolest, 2011, 24°C.
Compared with home
Average December highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.
- Abu Dhabi26°
- Cork10°
- Dublin9°
- London9°
- Belfast8°
- Manchester8°
- Glasgow7°
Warmer in December, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Abu Dhabi is about 7h 45m.
Warm in Dec
28°C average high
avg high · 25° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
Hot in Dec
28°C average high
avg high · 25° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology