Best value season · United Arab Emirates
The cheapest months to travel to United Arab Emirates
The cheapest time to travel to United Arab Emirates is its shoulder season, when flights and hotels ease off and the crowds thin out, but the weather is still good enough to enjoy. Here's how the year breaks down by value, from real climate data for Dubai.
Best value
March, November
shoulder season
Cheapest
July, October
low season, check weather
Priciest / busiest
February, December
peak season
The year by value
Each month tagged by season, with the typical daytime high in Dubai.
24°C · 38mm rain
27°C · 0mm rain
31°C · 1mm rain
34°C · 0mm rain
39°C · 0mm rain
42°C · 0mm rain
42°C · 6mm rain
43°C · 0mm rain
41°C · 0mm rain
37°C · 3mm rain
32°C · 5mm rain
27°C · 16mm rain
Go for best value
March, November, April: shoulder season keeps most of the good weather while flights, hotels and crowds all ease off.
Cheapest, with a catch
July, October are the lowest prices, but check the weather first, this is United Arab Emirates's off season for a reason.
Peak, plan ahead
February, December, January bring the best weather but the highest prices and biggest crowds. Book early or shift to the shoulder.
Cheapest flights to United Arab Emirates
Timing the trip is half of it; the airfare is the other half. See the cheapest months to fly, by where you're coming from.
A local knows the festivals, monsoon quirks and quiet weeks that a price calendar can't show.
Season bands are derived from Open-Meteo climate data for Dubai (real temperature and rainfall). "Cheapest" reflects demand: shoulder and low seasons see lower flight and hotel prices and thinner crowds.