Sun times for Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 25.20°N 55.27°E — among the highest clear-sky irradiance of any major city on Earth.
- Latitude
- 25.2048°
- Longitude
- 55.2708°
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
Sunrise
05:57 AM
Sunset
06:42 PM
Solar noon
12:20 PM
Sun at 74.4° above horizon
Day length
12h 44m
−1m 23s vs yesterday
Photography light
- Blue hour (morning)
- 05:34 AM – 05:43 AM
- Golden hour (morning)
- 05:57 AM – 06:28 AM
- Golden hour (evening)
- 06:11 PM – 06:42 PM
- Blue hour (evening)
- 06:56 PM – 07:05 PM
Twilight
- Astronomical dawn
- 04:38 AM
- Nautical dawn
- 05:06 AM
- Civil dawn
- 05:34 AM
- Civil dusk
- 07:05 PM
- Nautical dusk
- 07:32 PM
- Astronomical dusk
- 08:00 PM
Sun at solar noon: 74.4° elevation, bearing 180° (S). Times assume a flat horizon at sea level.
The year in Dubai
- Longest day
- 13h 42m
- Shortest day
- 10h 34m
- Sun's highest point
- 88.2°
- Sun's lowest noon
- 41.4°
Dubai sunrise and sunset by month
Times for the 15th of each month, local time, adjusted for daylight saving where it applies.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 07:06 | 17:50 | 10h 44m |
| February | 06:53 | 18:12 | 11h 19m |
| March | 06:28 | 18:27 | 12h 00m |
| April | 05:56 | 18:41 | 12h 45m |
| May | 05:34 | 18:56 | 13h 22m |
| June | 05:28 | 19:10 | 13h 42m |
| July | 05:38 | 19:11 | 13h 34m |
| August | 05:52 | 18:54 | 13h 02m |
| September | 06:04 | 18:23 | 12h 19m |
| October | 06:17 | 17:52 | 11h 35m |
| November | 06:35 | 17:30 | 10h 55m |
| December | 06:56 | 17:31 | 10h 35m |
Solar potential in Dubai
Dubai receives 5.675 kWh/m² per day on a horizontal surface, averaged over 30 years. Tilting panels to 20° raises annual output by 4%.
A typical home system is 5–10 kW. Roughly 15 panels for 6 kW.
S (180°) — ideal for the northern hemisphere
Estimated annual production
10,124 kWh
1,687 kWh per kW installed · 844 kWh a month on average
Monthly production
Best month 990 kWh · worst month 679 kWh · 1.5× swing
- Optimal tilt
- 20°
- Summer tilt
- 0°
- Winter tilt
- 47°
- Gain vs flat
- +4%
Based on NASA POWER 30-year climate averages for Dubai and a 78% system performance ratio. Long-term expectation, not a guarantee for any single year. Shading, roof pitch and local rules are not modelled.
Dubai sun and solar questions
- How much does daylight change through the year in Dubai?
- Dubai sits at 25.2° north. Its longest day runs 13h 42m and its shortest 10h 34m — a swing of 3h 08m.
- What angle should solar panels be in Dubai?
- 20° from horizontal, facing south, maximises annual production. That is about 4% more than laying panels flat. If you want to favour winter output, 47° is better; for summer, 0°.
- How much power would solar panels produce in Dubai?
- About 1,687 kWh per year for every kW installed, at the optimal angle. A typical 6 kW home system would produce roughly 10,124 kWh a year. Jun is the strongest month and Dec the weakest.
- How high does the sun get in Dubai?
- At the summer solstice the sun reaches 88.2° above the horizon at solar noon. At the winter solstice it only reaches 41.4°. That difference is what drives both the seasons and the ideal panel angle.
Sun times assume a flat horizon at sea level. Solar figures are long-term climate averages and do not account for shading, roof pitch or local regulations. See the methodology.