Climate
Ras al-Khaimah's desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) is hot and arid with very hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature is 18 to 25 °C (64 to 77 °F) in January and 29 to 43 °C (84 to 109 °F) in July. However, temperatures often reach 45 °C in the summer; the highest recorded temperature is 48.8 °C (119.8 °F). The humidity is usually high in the summer months. Rains and thunderstorms occur rarely, and only in winter. Snow has been reported twice, once in each of December 2004 and January 2009, in the high mountains of Ras al-Khaimah.
| Climate data for Ras al-Khaimah Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
42.2 (108) |
42.8 (109) |
46.6 (115.9) |
48.1 (118.6) |
47.8 (118) |
47.2 (117) |
46.1 (115) |
41.6 (106.9) |
37.9 (100.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
48.1 (118.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
39.3 (102.7) |
42.1 (107.8) |
42.7 (108.9) |
41.9 (107.4) |
40.1 (104.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
34.7 (94.46) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.0 (95) |
32.2 (90) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
27.21 (80.97) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.9 (66) |
22.6 (72.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.99 (67.99) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.0 (59) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.3 (45.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 12.8 (0.504) |
35.7 (1.406) |
35.0 (1.378) |
12.5 (0.492) |
2.8 (0.11) |
0.0 (0) |
0.6 (0.024) |
0.3 (0.012) |
1.3 (0.051) |
6.4 (0.252) |
8.0 (0.315) |
17.4 (0.685) |
132.8 (5.229) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 14.3 |
| % humidity | 69 | 66 | 62 | 53 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 69 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 238.7 | 218.4 | 238.7 | 285.0 | 344.1 | 327.0 | 303.8 | 310.0 | 300.0 | 303.8 | 279.0 | 235.6 | 3,384.1 |
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