Very hot in May
39°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi weather in May
Is it warm? Yes. May in Abu Dhabi is very hot: afternoons average 37°C and nights 26°C. Most days (80%) peak between 33°C and 40°C.
Very hot · average high
37°C
25°C or more on almost every day. 35°C or more on about seven in ten days.
- Average low26°overnight
- Sea30°average, 2023–2025
- Rainy days02 mm in the month
- SkyMostly clear11% cloud · 86% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 33° and 40°.
May, year by year
The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2025, averaged 38°C; the coolest, 2022, 35°C.
Compared with home
Average May highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.
- Abu Dhabi37°
- London17°
- Manchester16°
- Cork15°
- Dublin15°
- Glasgow15°
- Belfast14°
Warmer in May, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Abu Dhabi is about 7h 45m.
Very hot in May
38°C average high
avg high · 26° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
Very hot in May
38°C average high
avg high · 29° at night
25°C+ on almost every day · often 35°C+
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