How many sunny days does Sharjah have per year?

Sharjah averages approximately 346 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Sharjah?

Sharjah has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 48.0 µg/m³, classified as "Unhealthy" by WHO standards. Far exceeds WHO targets. Respiratory and cardiovascular effects likely.

Sharjah

Sharjah · United Arab Emirates

A city in the United Arab Emirates.

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Large city

4.6M

854 km²

01:24 UTC+4

AED

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Sharjah is bathed in sunshine — 346 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates is a 4.6M-resident city with 346 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 48.0 µg/m³. A city in the United Arab Emirates.

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Climate

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Climate Lab · Sharjah

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	25	27	31	37	39	42	42	42	40	37	32	28	35
Daily mean°C	22	23	26	30	34	38	39	38	36	32	29	25	31
Daily low°C	17	18	21	24	28	32	34	33	30	24	23	18	25
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	30	33	36	43	46	50	51	50	48	43	37	33	42
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	20	23	27	33	38	42	44	43	40	35	30	24	33
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	8	10	14	20	25	31	33	33	30	22	19	13	21
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	59	54	50	39	39	41	44	44	50	50	54	55	48
Dewpoint°C	12.8	13.5	14.6	14.9	17.6	22.2	24.4	23.5	23.4	20.9	18.1	14.8	18.4
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	20	0	6	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	33
Rain days≥1mm	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Wind
Wind avgm/s	3.3	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.8	4.2	4.3	4.0	3.6	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.6
Wind gustsm/s	7.3	7.2	7.5	6.6	7.2	7.4	7.5	6.5	5.9	5.7	5.8	5.4	6.7
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.7	10.1	10.8	10.9	12.0	12.0	10.8	10.6	10.0	10.0	9.8	9.7	10.4
Clear skyindex	64%	81%	77%	70%	94%	96%	80%	71%	88%	86%	85%	80%	81%
UV indexmax avg	4.9	6.6	8.3	9.4	10.6	10.1	9.0	9.3	8.5	7.5	5.3	4.5	7.8

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Sharjah

Outdoor living in Sharjah is seasonal. June through August are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside is comfortable 7/12 months — impressive, while even lunch outside manages 3/12 months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

7/12

Dinner Outside

46Jan: 46% viability

63Feb: 63% viability

82Mar: 82% viability

96Apr: 96% viability

85May: 85% viability

62Jun: 62% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

42Aug: 42% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

85Dec: 85% viability

7/12

Dinner Outside

46Jan: 46% viability

63Feb: 63% viability

82Mar: 82% viability

96Apr: 96% viability

85May: 85% viability

62Jun: 62% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

42Aug: 42% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

85Dec: 85% viability

73%

Humid

3/12

Lunch Outside

87Jan: 87% viability

80Feb: 80% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

25Apr: 25% viability

2May: 2% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

9Oct: 9% viability

52Nov: 52% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

3/12

Lunch Outside

87Jan: 87% viability

80Feb: 80% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

25Apr: 25% viability

2May: 2% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

9Oct: 9% viability

52Nov: 52% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

34%

Heat

3/12

Walking

95Jan: 95% viability

84Feb: 84% viability

60Mar: 60% viability

26Apr: 26% viability

2May: 2% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

49Nov: 49% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

3/12

Walking

95Jan: 95% viability

84Feb: 84% viability

60Mar: 60% viability

26Apr: 26% viability

2May: 2% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

49Nov: 49% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

35%

Heat

0/12

Running

56Jan: 56% viability

33Feb: 33% viability

12Mar: 12% viability

3Apr: 3% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

5Nov: 5% viability

29Dec: 29% viability

0/12

Running

56Jan: 56% viability

33Feb: 33% viability

12Mar: 12% viability

3Apr: 3% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

5Nov: 5% viability

29Dec: 29% viability

12%

Heat

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

Feels-like °C

Dinner outside

Climate Lab · Sharjah

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	25	27	31	37	39	42	42	42	40	37	32	28	35
Daily mean°C	22	23	26	30	34	38	39	38	36	32	29	25	31
Daily low°C	17	18	21	24	28	32	34	33	30	24	23	18	25
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	30	33	36	43	46	50	51	50	48	43	37	33	42
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	20	23	27	33	38	42	44	43	40	35	30	24	33
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	8	10	14	20	25	31	33	33	30	22	19	13	21
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	59	54	50	39	39	41	44	44	50	50	54	55	48
Dewpoint°C	12.8	13.5	14.6	14.9	17.6	22.2	24.4	23.5	23.4	20.9	18.1	14.8	18.4
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	20	0	6	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	33
Rain days≥1mm	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Wind
Wind avgm/s	3.3	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.8	4.2	4.3	4.0	3.6	3.0	3.1	3.0	3.6
Wind gustsm/s	7.3	7.2	7.5	6.6	7.2	7.4	7.5	6.5	5.9	5.7	5.8	5.4	6.7
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.7	10.1	10.8	10.9	12.0	12.0	10.8	10.6	10.0	10.0	9.8	9.7	10.4
Clear skyindex	64%	81%	77%	70%	94%	96%	80%	71%	88%	86%	85%	80%	81%
UV indexmax avg	4.9	6.6	8.3	9.4	10.6	10.1	9.0	9.3	8.5	7.5	5.3	4.5	7.8

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Sharjah

Outdoor living in Sharjah is seasonal. June through August are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside is comfortable 7/12 months — impressive, while even lunch outside manages 3/12 months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

7/12

Dinner Outside

46Jan: 46% viability

63Feb: 63% viability

82Mar: 82% viability

96Apr: 96% viability

85May: 85% viability

62Jun: 62% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

42Aug: 42% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

85Dec: 85% viability

7/12

Dinner Outside

46Jan: 46% viability

63Feb: 63% viability

82Mar: 82% viability

96Apr: 96% viability

85May: 85% viability

62Jun: 62% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

42Aug: 42% viability

84Sep: 84% viability

99Oct: 99% viability

99Nov: 99% viability

85Dec: 85% viability

73%

Humid

3/12

Lunch Outside

87Jan: 87% viability

80Feb: 80% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

25Apr: 25% viability

2May: 2% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

9Oct: 9% viability

52Nov: 52% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

3/12

Lunch Outside

87Jan: 87% viability

80Feb: 80% viability

54Mar: 54% viability

25Apr: 25% viability

2May: 2% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

9Oct: 9% viability

52Nov: 52% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

34%

Heat

3/12

Walking

95Jan: 95% viability

84Feb: 84% viability

60Mar: 60% viability

26Apr: 26% viability

2May: 2% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

49Nov: 49% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

3/12

Walking

95Jan: 95% viability

84Feb: 84% viability

60Mar: 60% viability

26Apr: 26% viability

2May: 2% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

8Oct: 8% viability

49Nov: 49% viability

94Dec: 94% viability

35%

Heat

0/12

Running

56Jan: 56% viability

33Feb: 33% viability

12Mar: 12% viability

3Apr: 3% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

5Nov: 5% viability

29Dec: 29% viability

0/12

Running

56Jan: 56% viability

33Feb: 33% viability

12Mar: 12% viability

3Apr: 3% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

0Jul: 0% viability

0Aug: 0% viability

0Sep: 0% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

5Nov: 5% viability

29Dec: 29% viability

12%

Heat

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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