UAE summer: June 21 to be longest day of the year

The UAE will experience an increase in temperatures reaching up to 42.7° C during the month of June as summer begins, according to the National Center of Meteorology (NCM).

In its monthly climate report issued on Wednesday afternoon, the NCM said, in June, especially during last third of the month, on June 21, the summer solstice occurs when the sun’s rays are directly over the tropic of cancer (23.37 degree North) as the country is experiencing the longest day of the year thus, air temperatures increase over most areas of the country.

“As summer begins the mean temperatures increase approximately with 2°C to 3°C degrees compared to the month of May,” said the NCM report.

“The effect of Siberian high pressure system over the country is weakening and retreating during this month, and the thermal lows affect the area, where the extension of Indian monsoon depression affect the country from east over most periods of this month. Clouds are developing at times over some areas with chances of formation of cumuliform clouds over eastern mountains during afternoon’s hours may be rainy at times.”

According to forecasters, humidity slightly decreases during this month compared to May, particularly during the second half. Also the chances of fog/mist formation are less likely to occur especially in the second half of the month.

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