Living in Ras Al Khaimah

The nearest airport was RKT, 19.6 km away in June 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-199 sources

Which United Arab Emirates-wide rules apply when you move to Ras Al Khaimah?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United Arab EmiratesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ras Al Khaimah.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ras Al Khaimah. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Mobile plan, 10 GB	73.75 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	e& postpaid 10GB Data Plus Pack¹Official · national market

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

35.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 122,215 of 345,000 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ras Al Khaimah. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

MOHRE employment services — Public employment service

Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ras Al Khaimah. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	RKT	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv³Official
Distance to nearest airport	19.6 km	13 Jun 2026	OurAirports — airports.csv³Official

Language courses and integration in Ras Al Khaimah

1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.

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1verified local records

Ras Al Khaimah Municipality

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

25°12°

27°14°

30°16°

36°20°

41°24°

43°27°

43°30°

43°29°

41°26°

38°22°

32°17°

27°14°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

229

221

248

286

336

318

292

299

293

296

262

233

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 25.2 · Feb 27 · Mar 30.3 · Apr 35.8 · May 40.9 · Jun 43 · Jul 43.3 · Aug 43 · Sep 41.1 · Oct 37.5 · Nov 32 · Dec 27.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁵Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12.2 · Feb 13.6 · Mar 16.2 · Apr 19.7 · May 23.8 · Jun 26.7 · Jul 29.7 · Aug 29.4 · Sep 26 · Oct 21.7 · Nov 17.5 · Dec 13.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 18.6 · Feb 20.2 · Mar 23 · Apr 27.5 · May 32.1 · Jun 34.6 · Jul 36.2 · Aug 35.9 · Sep 33.1 · Oct 29.2 · Nov 24.5 · Dec 20.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁷Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 28.2 · Feb 19.9 · Mar 30.3 · Apr 6.6 · May 0.1 · Jun 0 · Jul 0.7 · Aug 0.2 · Sep 0.2 · Oct 1.7 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 20.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁸Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 229.2 · Feb 221 · Mar 248 · Apr 285.5 · May 335.6 · Jun 318.3 · Jul 292 · Aug 299.4 · Sep 293.1 · Oct 296.3 · Nov 262.4 · Dec 232.6 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI⁹Official

Similar climate. In United Arab Emirates: Ajman ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Dammam (Saudi Arabia) ±1.3 °C, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) ±3.2 °C, Chandler (United States) ±4.0 °C, Glendale (United States) ±4.0 °C, Tempe Junction (United States) ±4.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 122,215 is not 58.2% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport64.6%
Foreign residents35.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	373 km²	31 Dec 2024	Ras Al Khaimah - official statistics⁴Official
Foreign-resident share	58.18 %	31 Dec 2005	Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)²Official
Foreign residents	122,215 people	31 Dec 2005	Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC)²Official
Population	345,000 people	31 Dec 2024	Ras Al Khaimah - official statistics⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ras Al Khaimah when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Alternative cities in United Arab Emirates

Other cities in United Arab Emirates to compare with Ras Al Khaimah, nearest in population first.

All United Arab Emirates cities

Ajman490,000 residents Sharjah1,820,289 residents Dubai4,471,000 residents

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Ras Al Khaimah?

The published population is 345,000 people. Source: Ras Al Khaimah - official statistics.

How many foreign residents live in Ras Al Khaimah?

122,215 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC).

Is Ras Al Khaimah a good place to live?

ImmigrationDB does not yet have enough current, multi-domain evidence and internal comparison context to answer that reliably. This stable data record remains available while the missing evidence is collected.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: population, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; version cc2fe96bfb3fd63ff460e807f0f7bede]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ae/ras-al-khaimah/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_ras-al-khaimah-united-arab-emirates-population-climate_75feb6ac52de,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates: population, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {cc2fe96bfb3fd63ff460e807f0f7bede},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/ae/ras-al-khaimah/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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e& postpaid 10GB Data Plus Pack prodnew.etisalat.ae · checked 2026-09-15
Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC) fcsc.gov.ae · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports — airports.csv OurAirports · davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-07-14
Ras Al Khaimah - official statistics ded.rak.ae · checked 2026-06-12
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-03

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