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United Arab Emirates

When To Go

The best time to visit the UAE is from October up until May. In October the weather may still be quite hot (up to 35C), blue skies are the norm and the evenings are warm. At this stage the tourist season is well under way.

Daytime temperatures are ideal during November, December, January and February (around 24C) although the evenings may be a little cool (13C). By March–April, temperatures are beginning to rise during the day (early 30s) but humidity is still low and the evenings are warm. May can be quite hot again (late-30s).

June–September are to be avoided, especially the July–August period which is very hot (high 40s) and humid (100 per cent). However hotels and golf clubs and other facilities offer very good deals during the summer months and it is worth remembering that hotels, shops, in fact all buildings, cars, buses etc are air-conditioned.

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General information

Official name
United Arab Emirates

Geographic Location
Middle East

Capital and largest city
Abu Dhabi
530,000 inhabitants

Largest cities
Abu Dhabi, Dubai

Area
82,880 sq km

Population
4.5 Million

Time Zone
GMT + 4

Currency
Emirati Dirham (AED)

Official language
Arabic

Neighbouring countries
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman

Highest point
Jabal Yibir (1,727 m)

Lowest point
Persian Gulf (0 m)

Landing place
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain

Electricity
230 volts, 50Hz

Ethnic groups
diverse expatriats 45%, Arabs 25%, Iranian 17%, other Asian & African 8%, other 5%

Religion
Muslim (96%), others (4%)