THE CLIMATE STORY OF

ABU DHABI

≈1.7 °C warmer today than in the mid-20th century

1940: 26.9 °C1941: 27.3 °C1942: 27.1 °C1943: 26.9 °C1944: 27.2 °C1945: 26.8 °C1946: 26.7 °C1947: 27.4 °C1948: 27.3 °C1949: 26.8 °C1950: 26.4 °C1951: 27.1 °C1952: 26.9 °C1953: 27.2 °C1954: 27.5 °C1955: 26.8 °C1956: 27.0 °C1957: 26.7 °C1958: 27.2 °C1959: 26.4 °C1960: 26.9 °C1961: 27.0 °C1962: 27.3 °C1963: 27.1 °C1964: 26.6 °C1965: 26.6 °C1966: 27.2 °C1967: 26.8 °C1968: 26.5 °C1969: 27.0 °C1970: 27.0 °C1971: 26.7 °C1972: 26.4 °C1973: 26.9 °C1974: 27.0 °C1975: 26.8 °C1976: 26.4 °C1977: 27.1 °C1978: 26.8 °C1979: 27.1 °C1980: 27.3 °C1981: 27.3 °C1982: 26.3 °C1983: 26.2 °C1984: 26.9 °C1985: 27.4 °C1986: 27.3 °C1987: 27.5 °C1988: 27.4 °C1989: 26.9 °C1990: 27.4 °C1991: 26.7 °C1992: 26.3 °C1993: 27.2 °C1994: 27.3 °C1995: 27.0 °C1996: 27.6 °C1997: 26.9 °C1998: 28.5 °C1999: 28.4 °C2000: 27.7 °C2001: 27.9 °C2002: 27.9 °C2003: 27.9 °C2004: 27.8 °C2005: 27.7 °C2006: 27.8 °C2007: 27.9 °C2008: 27.3 °C2009: 27.6 °C2010: 28.4 °C2011: 28.0 °C2012: 27.8 °C2013: 27.4 °C2014: 27.7 °C2015: 28.3 °C2016: 28.0 °C2017: 28.8 °C2018: 28.7 °C2019: 28.4 °C2020: 28.4 °C2021: 29.0 °C2022: 28.7 °C2023: 28.7 °C2024: 28.7 °C2025: 28.7 °C
1940Annual mean temperature, 1940–20252025

Heat-record watch

Warmest day of the last 14 days: 45.5 °C (August 18, 2026)

All-time record since 1940: 46.6 °C (July 29, 2025)

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Data: Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis). Warming-stripes concept: Ed Hawkins.