Weather risk planner
Weather risk for filming in Dubai
Three exterior days in Dubai in March: rain hits at least one with 26 % probability. In May it is 0 %. The tool is set to Dubai — enter your own days.
- At least one day hit
- 26 %
- Expected lost days
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- Cover days to hold
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- Risk per day
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- Rain days in month
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- Sunshine per day
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- Daylight
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- Mean temperature
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Rain risk in Dubai, month by month
Dubai averages 3 rain days in March and 0 in May. A rain day here is any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation, averaged over 2015–2024. The risk columns assume every exterior day can be lost; the cover-day column is what you need to be 90 % sure a five-day exterior block finishes.
| Month | Rain days | 3 days: ≥ 1 hit | 5 days: ≥ 1 hit | Cover days (5 d, 90 %) | Sun/day | Mean temp |
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| January | 2 | 18 % | 28 % | 1 | 9.9 h | 19.6 °C |
| February | 2 | 20 % | 31 % | 1 | 10.1 h | 20.6 °C |
| March | 3 | 26 % | 40 % | 1 | 10.3 h | 23.3 °C |
| April | 1 | 10 % | 16 % | 1 | 11.1 h | 26.9 °C |
| May | 0 | 0 % | 0 % | 0 | 12.2 h | 30.8 °C |
| June | 0 | 0 % | 0 % | 0 | 12.4 h | 33.7 °C |
| July | 0 | 0 % | 0 % | 0 | 11.6 h | 35.4 °C |
| August | 0 | 0 % | 0 % | 0 | 11.4 h | 35.3 °C |
| September | 0 | 0 % | 0 % | 0 | 11.3 h | 33.0 °C |
| October | 1 | 9 % | 15 % | 1 | 10.7 h | 29.9 °C |
| November | 1 | 10 % | 16 % | 1 | 9.9 h | 25.9 °C |
| December | 1 | 9 % | 15 % | 1 | 9.7 h | 21.9 °C |
When to shoot exteriors in Dubai
Weighing daylight against rain days, June comes out best: 13 h 42 min of daylight, 0 rain days and 12.4 hours of sunshine a day. The sunniest month is June (12.4 h a day).
The month matters here: five exterior days run a 0 % risk of losing at least one day in May, but 40 % in March — 0 against 1 cover days for 90 % certainty.
Rain days are not grey days: even in March, the wettest month, the sun shines 10.3 hours a day on average. Many of those rain days are wet for an hour, not all day — if your scenes can wait out a shower, lower the share slider in the tool.
Frequently asked
What is the rainiest month in Dubai?
March, with 3 days of at least 1 mm rain on average (2015–2024). The driest is May with 0.
How many cover days should I plan for an exterior shoot in Dubai?
For five exterior days and 90 % certainty: 0 in May, 1 in March. The tool above calculates it for your exact number of days.
Is this a weather forecast?
No — it is climate: what the last ten years looked like on average. From about ten days before the shoot, the national weather service forecast is the better source.