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The United Arab Emirates lies in an
arid tropical zone dominated by hot
desert weather. The climate is characterized
by high levels of temperature and scant
rainfall. The climate in all parts of
the UAE in general is dry with two distinct
seasons: summer and winter. The summer
months, between April and November are
very hot, while winter is short, between
December arid March, during which the
temperature is moderate, accompanied
by irregular rainfall. The average temperature
during July and August is 35C, while
the rainfall during these two months.
is only 2mm. During January the temperature
drops to 18oC, while the average rainfall
during February, is occasionally as
high as 36mm.
Relative
humidity is very high along the Eastern
coastal zones adjacent to the Arabian
Gulf arid becomes lawn in the South-Eastern
inland regions and in the Eastern mountainous
ranges. In wintertime, the maximum relative
humidity along the Arabian Gulf coasts
reaches as high as 90%, while the lowest
average humidity is 20%. in the South-Eastern
areas and Eastern mountainous regions.
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