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Sharjah weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Sharjah has well-marked seasons, with 16.4°C between its warmest and coolest monthly means. Precipitation is scarce in every season. Sharjah weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+0.9°Chigh near average

36° / 28°Today
35° / 23°Average
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How it's changed

+2.1°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49252days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 240 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 240 in the 1940s+2.1°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 20 mmhigh 24°low 14°February, rain 18 mmhigh 25°low 15°March, rain 20 mmhigh 29°low 17°April, rain 10 mmhigh 33°low 21°May, rain 1 mmhigh 38°low 25°June, rain 0 mmhigh 40°low 27°July, rain 2 mmhigh 42°low 30°August, rain 1 mmhigh 42°low 30°September, rain 0 mmhigh 39°low 27°October, rain 1 mmhigh 35°low 23°November, rain 4 mmhigh 30°low 19°December, rain 16 mmhigh 26°low 16°wettest month January, 20 mm · 92 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Clear

Right now

31.5°

38°feels like
70%humidity
25°dew point
5 km/hfrom SE
UV index3.0
sunrise06:18sunset17:48day length11h 31m
TodayClear36°28°
MonClear35°28°
TueClear36°26°
WedClear38°27°
ThuMostly clear38°26°
FriClear36°25°
SatMostly clear34°27°

On this date: October 18

Today (forecast)
36° / 28°
Average for October 18
35° / 23°

High near average · +0.9°C

  • Record high: 38.0° · 1953
  • Record low: 16.8° · 1974
  • One year ago: 36° / 26°

Every October 18 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 18 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Sharjah is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 25.33°N, 55.41°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
25.33°N, 55.41°E
Time zone
Asia/Dubai
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +2.3°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in August, at around 41.6°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 29.7°C. In January, the coolest month, afternoons reach about 23.6°C and nights dip to 14.0°C.

The annual total in Sharjah is just 92 mm or so, with January the most likely month to see any of it.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Sharjah has climbed 2.1°C from the first ten years to the last ten. No period since 1940 has been warmer than the most recent decade.

Climate graph (climograph)

August is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 16°C. Wettest month: January (~20 mm). Whole year averages ~92 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Sharjah month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January23.6°14.0°20 mm10.6 h30.9° (1953)5.2° (1949)
February25.0°14.8°18 mm11.1 h36.9° (2009)5.6° (1950)
March28.6°17.4°20 mm11.8 h39.9° (2010)9.7° (1992)
April33.3°20.8°10 mm12.6 h42.6° (1999)12.3° (1967)
May38.1°24.5°1 mm13.2 h45.8° (1998)16.0° (1971)
June40.3°27.0°0 mm13.6 h47.3° (2008)20.3° (1961)
July41.5°29.6°2 mm13.4 h47.7° (1962)23.3° (1974)
August41.6°29.7°1 mm12.9 h47.3° (1977)23.0° (1942)
September39.4°27.0°0 mm12.1 h45.9° (1944)18.4° (1962)
October35.4°23.2°1 mm11.4 h41.7° (2023)14.8° (1975)
November30.2°19.0°4 mm10.7 h36.9° (2021)7.7° (1979)
December25.6°15.6°16 mm10.4 h33.5° (2003)7.3° (1967)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +2.1°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.28°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Dec–Feb is warming fastest: +0.32°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 239.5 early in the record → 251.9 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1962, all-time low in 1949: 47.7°C / 5.2°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~92 mm/year on average. Last decade: −5% vs that average. Long-term trend: −4 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Sharjah

Which is the warmest month in Sharjah?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Sharjah is August (mean daily temperature of about 35.2°C) and the coolest is January (about 18.8°C).
How does today's temperature in Sharjah compare to the historical average?
On October 18, 2026, Sharjah is forecast to reach a high of 36.1°C and a low of 28.4°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 35.2°C and a low of 22.8°C, so today's high is 0.9°C warmer than that average.
How much has Sharjah warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Sharjah is about 2.1°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Sharjah?
Sharjah receives about 92 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with January typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Sharjah?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Sharjah is about 27.5°C. The warmest month is August and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Sharjah by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Sharjah (°C, full record since 1940): January 24°/14°, February 25°/15°, March 29°/17°, April 33°/21°, May 38°/25°, June 40°/27°, July 42°/30°, August 42°/30°, September 39°/27°, October 35°/23°, November 30°/19°, December 26°/16°.
What is the weather like in Sharjah in summer?
In summer, June through August, Sharjah is dry and really hot. Daytime highs sit at 40–42°C and nights at 27–30°C; August is the warmest month. Hardly any rain falls.
What is the weather like in Sharjah in winter?
In winter, December through February, Sharjah is dry and pleasantly warm. Afternoons run 24–26°C and nights 14–16°C; January is the coldest month. Rain is steady at around 18 mm a month.
What is the weather like in Sharjah in spring?
In spring, March through May, Sharjah is dry and hot. March is still 29°C in the afternoon and 17°C at night, May already 38°C and 25°C. Rain eases through the season, 20 mm in March to 1 mm in May.
What is the weather like in Sharjah in autumn?
Autumn in Sharjah (September to November) is dry and hot. It cools from 39°C by day and 27°C at night in September to 30°C and 19°C in November. Almost no rain.

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