UAE Hits Record May Temperature of 51.6C

Date: 25 May 2025 - 21:45

News ID: ۱۳۹۹۳۷

DUBAI (AFP) – The United Arab Emirates breached its May temperature record for the second day in a row, hitting 51.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, within touching distance of the highest ever temperature recorded in the country.

“The highest temperature recorded over the country today is 51.6C in Sweihan (Al-Ain) at 13:45 UAE local time (0945 GMT),” the National Center of Meteorology said in a post on X, just 0.4C off the overall heat record in the Persian Gulf country.

The meteorology office told AFP the highest ever temperature recorded in the UAE since documentation began in 2003 was reported at 52C on Abu Dhabi’s Al Yasat Island in 2010.