Dubai from Seattle
11,928 km, about 15h 28m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Dubai and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Public holidays at Seattle move this destination's year too little to make it a different answer, so the Dubai page is the one of record. This one is kept for the distance and the flight it implies.
No fare history on SEA–DXB yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only. The price column fills in as the scanner collects.
Month by month from Seattle
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24° | 2d | 45 | goodbusy | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| Feb | 25° | 1d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| Mar | 28° | 2d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| Apr | 32° | 1d | 85 | sweet spot | 32C max, 1 rainy day |
| May | 36° | 0d | 85 | avoid | extreme heat: 21 days over 35C |
| Jun | 39° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 30 days over 35C |
| Jul | 41° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 31 days over 35C |
| Aug | 41° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 31 days over 35C |
| Sep | 39° | 0d | 100 | avoid | extreme heat: 30 days over 35C |
| Oct | 35° | 0d | 65 | avoid | extreme heat: 15 days over 35C |
| Nov | 30° | 1d | 45 | goodbusy | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
| Dec | 26° | 1d | 45 | goodbusy | peak: The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists. |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in US as well as at Dubai, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
The year in Dubai
Dubai experiences extremely high temperatures during the summer months, which can be uncomfortable for tourists. There is no available climate data, so it is advisable to check local forecasts before planning your trip.
| Busiest |
early Nov to late Mar — The weather is cooler and more pleasant, attracting many tourists.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
early Apr to late May — Temperature starts to rise but it's not too hot yet.
early Oct to late Oct — The weather is gradually becoming pleasant after the extreme heat of summer.
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| Watch out for | extreme heat |
This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
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