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United Arab Emirates
3 cities have a written profile.
In the atlas
full profiles · 3Public holidays
Next public holiday Prophet's Birthday (estimated) 25 August 2026
12 statutory holidays in 2026. Dates and rules for 241 jurisdictions are maintained at timesys.pro.
- 01 Jan New Year's Day
- 20 Mar Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- 21 Mar Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
- 22 Mar Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
- 26 May Arafat Day (estimated)
- 27 May Eid al-Adha (estimated)
- 28 May Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
- 29 May Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
- 16 Jun Islamic New Year (estimated)
- 25 Aug Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
- 02 Dec National Day
- 03 Dec National Day
The country, measured
The same six measures for every city here — the comparison a country page can make and a city page cannot.
| City | Airport | Population | Muggy days | Umbrella days | Nonstop | Quakes/decade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | DWC | 4,565,477 | 159 | 18 | 497 | 0.6 |
| Abu Dhabi | DWC | 508,975 | 178 | 13 | 389 | 0 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | RKT | 259,126 | 142 | 19 | 167 | 2.4 |
The extremes
Within United Arab Emirates only. Each links to the ranking it comes from.
How much United Arab Emirates varies
A country with one climate is a different proposition from one with several. These are the gaps between its own cities.
- Umbrella days
- 13–19 a year
- Muggy days
- 142–178 a year
- Nonstop destinations
- 167–497