Dubai vs Singapore: Weather & Climate Compared

🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore
Warmer overall
Dubai
Sunnier
Dubai
More rainy days
Singapore

Dubai vs Singapore weather right now

🇦🇪 Dubai

101°
Clear
Feels like 111° · 21:00 local time

🇸🇬 Singapore

81°
Partly cloudy
Feels like 92° · 01:13 local time

At this moment, Dubai is the warmer of the two by 20°F (11°C).

The short answer

Dubai takes the temperature crown. Averaged over all twelve months it runs 83°F (28°C), about 1.6°F (0.9°C) above Singapore's 81°F (27°C).

Head to head

  • Sunshine: Dubai is brighter, averaging 10.8 hours of sun a day to Singapore's 9.7.
  • Rain: the rain gauge favors Dubai: 10 wet days a year to Singapore's 293.
  • Peak heat: the hottest stretch lands in July for Dubai (109°F (43°C)) and May for Singapore (85°F (30°C)).
  • Coldest nights: winter bottoms out at 57°F (14°C) in Dubai (January) and 76°F (24°C) in Singapore (January).

Dubai vs Singapore month by month

Average highs and lows plus rainy days, from 2015–2024 weather data.
MonthDubai high / low Singapore high / low Dubai rain daysSingapore rain days
January 76° / 57° 83° / 76° 2 23
February 79° / 59° 85° / 76° 2 17
March 85° / 64° 86° / 78° 2 23
April 94° / 70° 85° / 78° 1 26
May 102° / 76° 85° / 79° 0 28
June 107° / 82° 85° / 79° 0 26
July 109° / 87° 85° / 79° 0 23
August 109° / 86° 84° / 78° 0 24
September 105° / 81° 85° / 78° 0 22
October 98° / 75° 85° / 78° 1 26
November 88° / 68° 84° / 77° 1 28
December 80° / 61° 84° / 77° 1 28

Who's warmer, month by month?

These two trade places through the year - Dubai leads in 8 months, Singapore in 4, so the better-weather answer depends on when you ask. August shows the widest split - roughly 25°F (14°C) in Dubai's favor - while in March they are nearly twins.

Dubai vs Singapore: quick answers

Is Dubai warmer than Singapore?
On the annual mean, Dubai is the warmer city by roughly 1.6°F (0.9°C), though the margin shifts with the seasons.
Which city is sunnier, Dubai or Singapore?
Dubai, with 10.8 hours of average daily sunshine against 9.7 in Singapore.
Which city gets more rain?
Singapore is the wetter city, logging about 293 rain days annually to Dubai's 10.
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