The closest North American climate twin to Dubai/Persian Gulf (snow, hot)

[MrJester]

Where is the closest North American climate twin to Dubai? For starters, Dubai, though averaging less than 5 inches of rain a year, is actually very muggy. Not sure why; I guess it's because the Persian Gulf's water temp averages 90 degrees in the summer? But with such warm water temps, you'd think they'd get hurricanes/tropical storms, but obviously they don't, since they're still a desert. Think Phoenix temps with Gulf Coast humidity, and you've got Dubai in the summer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai#Climate

So where in North America averages well under ten inches of rain a year, is on a warm, shallow sea, and thus sees very muggy weather, with high dew points? After searching high and low, I think I've found the answer:

Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto...B1asco#Climate

This Mexican resort town sits in the Sonoran Desert, on the northern tip of the Gulf of California, and is the closest beach town to Phoenix and Tuscon. At this point, the continental shelf extends far into the Gulf of California (much of the northern part of the Gulf of California is no more than 100 feet in depth). This allows for far warmer water than the main branch of the Pacific at the same latitude (82 degrees on average here during late summer).

Look at those summertime night time low temps! They remain a wonderfully warm 74-75 degrees in August (must be because of the high dew points). Right now, it is 94 degrees in Puerto Penasco and very humid, a dew point of 79. Tonight is forecasted to be a very warm 85 degrees (not much diurnal variation, must be the humidity keeping it warm).

Admittedly, it is about ten degrees cooler than Dubai during the summer, and the winters are ten degrees cooler than Dubai winters. Also, Puerto Penasco does get some tropical storms from Southern Mexico, and a noticeable summer monsoon season (though not as pronounced as it is in Phoenix).

[Kauan Mateus Kubaski]

In North America the most arid cities are between the border between Mexico and the US and these cities usually have more extremes at the same time that it has received snow rare. Dubai is more like a true tropical desert . In North America you will find more humid versions (more for semi-arid) in Baja California, where Los Mochis is located which approximate temperatures for Dubai. It is still close to the Gulf of California which in the summer is hot as the Persian Gulf.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Mochis#Climate

[Anhityk]

You can use weatherspark.com for comparison.
Phoenix is quite similar:
https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/1...ai-and-Phoenix

[Kauan Mateus Kubaski]

The summer in average terms has some similarities, although the Sonora Desert is warmer by the continentality. But although short, Phoenix has winter, Dubai has only fresh air, in addition to having a much drier summer. I believe that the interior of Pakistan has very similar climate.

[antinimby]

Go further south from Puerto Peñasco. Look at other cities in Sonora, Sinoloa and Baja California Sur. Places like Guaymas, Hermosillo, La Paz, etc.

[Kaleetan]

Phoenix and Dubai have very similar climates.

[Ethereal]

Originally Posted by Kaleetan

Phoenix and Dubai have very similar climates.

Unlike Phoenix, Dubai can get exceptionally humid.