Sharjah
City in United Arab Emirates: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Sharjah city skyline in 2015: Mueed Ahmed, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Sharjah is a city in United Arab Emirates. About 1.8 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of United Arab Emirates in our atlas.
It lies at 25.33° N, 55.41° E, about 15 m (49 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Dubai time zone.
Location
Red dot: Sharjah. Green dots: other major cities of United Arab Emirates. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Sharjah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 40°C (104°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 17°C (63°F). Around 85 mm (3 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
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
- Ajman · 10 km
- Dubai · 30 km
- Jebel Ali · 48 km
- Ras Al Khaimah · 73 km
- Fujairah · 96 km
- Al Ain City · 132 km
- Abu Dhabi · 141 km
- Musaffah · 143 km
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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 292672 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q289693 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Sharjah city skyline in 2015: Mueed Ahmed, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- TUR-UZB 20190113 Asian Cup 12: Amir Ostovari, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sharjah Art Museum: Fatima1996, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Vladimir Medeyko and Dmitry Rozhkov in Sharjah, 16 July 2018 (2): Soul Train (Oleg Abarnikov), CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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