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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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