Al Ain City
City in United Arab Emirates: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Qasr Al Muwaiji 1: Michael Peter Glenister, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Al Ain City is a city in United Arab Emirates, in Abu Dhabi. About 846,747 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of United Arab Emirates in our atlas.
It lies at 24.19° N, 55.76° E, about 275 m (902 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Dubai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Al Ain City. Green dots: other major cities of United Arab Emirates. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Al Ain City has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 45°C (113°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (53°F). Around 64 mm (3 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in United Arab EmiratesNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Dubai · 108 km
- Jebel Ali · 112 km
- Fujairah · 118 km
- Musaffah · 131 km
- Sharjah · 132 km
- Ajman · 137 km
- Abu Dhabi · 141 km
- Ras Al Khaimah · 178 km
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 292913 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q234600 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Qasr Al Muwaiji 1: Michael Peter Glenister, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- IRN-JPN 20190128 01: Amir Ostovari, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium: De voetbalsite., CC BY-SA 1.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Fastest animal: Srivath, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Al Mutawaa - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates - panoramio (3): trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Al Ain National Museum – Sultan Fort – ZI Jony (1): ZI Jony, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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