Chania (Greece) vs Dubai (United Arab Emirates): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Chania 2013–2023 · Dubai 2013–2023

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Chania (Greece) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Chania
August · 26.56 °C
Dubai
July · 35.93 °C

Coolest month

Chania
January · 12.70 °C
Dubai
January · 18.89 °C

Driest month

Chania
July · 0.19 mm/day
Dubai
June · 0.00 mm/day

Sunniest month

Chania
July · 13.00 hours/day
Dubai
June · 12.22 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 6.20 °C (January); the largest is 11.31 °C (May).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 13.86 °C in Chania (Greece) and 17.03 °C in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Chania (Greece) has a higher daily rainfall average in 12 months and Dubai (United Arab Emirates) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Chania (Greece) has more average sunshine hours per day in 6 months and Dubai (United Arab Emirates) in 6; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Dubai (United Arab Emirates) minus Chania (Greece)

Temperature °C

Month Chania Dubai +/-
Jan 12.70 18.89 +6.20
Feb 13.23 20.24 +7.02
Mar 14.14 23.34 +9.20
Apr 16.46 27.48 +11.02
May 19.93 31.24 +11.31
Jun 23.75 33.89 +10.13
Jul 26.38 35.93 +9.55
Aug 26.56 35.69 +9.14
Sep 24.37 33.20 +8.83
Oct 20.73 29.66 +8.93
Nov 17.91 25.21 +7.29
Dec 14.43 21.14 +6.71
Annual mean 19.22 27.99 +8.78

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Chania Dubai +/-
Jan 7.66 9.16 +1.50
Feb 8.32 9.76 +1.44
Mar 9.67 10.34 +0.67
Apr 10.98 10.87 −0.11
May 12.06 11.94 −0.12
Jun 12.95 12.22 −0.73
Jul 13.00 11.47 −1.54
Aug 12.56 11.17 −1.39
Sep 11.07 11.01 −0.06
Oct 9.37 10.21 +0.85
Nov 8.15 9.79 +1.64
Dec 7.34 9.35 +2.02
Annual mean 10.26 10.61 +0.35

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Chania Dubai +/-
Jan 3.56 0.84 −2.72
Feb 2.99 0.20 −2.79
Mar 2.66 0.37 −2.29
Apr 1.04 0.13 −0.91
May 0.76 0.01 −0.76
Jun 0.39 0.00 −0.39
Jul 0.19 0.07 −0.12
Aug 0.36 0.03 −0.33
Sep 0.99 0.02 −0.98
Oct 1.98 0.06 −1.92
Nov 2.16 0.21 −1.95
Dec 4.10 0.23 −3.87
Annual mean 1.77 0.18 −1.59

Snow (mm)

Month Chania Dubai +/-
Jan 0.51 0.00 −0.51
Feb 0.18 0.00 −0.18
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.01 0.00 −0.01
Annual mean 0.06 0.00 −0.06