United Arab Emirates / Middle East
Umm Al Quwain is an indexed city in United Arab Emirates (Middle East), with a metropolitan population of about ~44K. This profile brings together deterministic city-intelligence indicators for Umm Al Quwain spanning cost of living, climate, safety and quality of life, economy and jobs, education, and healthcare. Umm Al Quwain is a middle east city of about ~44K in United Arab Emirates. On the composite city-intelligence score, Umm Al Quwain sits around the indexed median (76/100).
Image credit: Image: Prof. Mortel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Composite profile
76/100
Use the Umm Al Quwain profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in United Arab Emirates and across Middle East, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
76/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
See country hub
Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 76/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 52/100 | Umm Al Quwain's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 56/100 | Umm Al Quwain's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 83/100 | Umm Al Quwain's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 70/100 | Umm Al Quwain's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 80/100 | Umm Al Quwain's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 63/100 | Umm Al Quwain's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 63/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Umm Al Quwain ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (84/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Umm Al Quwain has a high quality-of-life estimate (79/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Umm Al Quwain scores very high for family living (80/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Umm Al Quwain is high for remote workers (73/100), based on connectivity, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Umm Al Quwain is high for retirement (74/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Umm Al Quwain, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Umm Al Quwain, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the United Arab Emirates emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Umm Al Quwain, with national-level information from United Arab Emirates where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Umm Al Quwain, see the United Arab Emirates healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Umm Al Quwain, with national-level context from United Arab Emirates where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Umm Al Quwain, see the United Arab Emirates transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Umm Al Quwain. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Umm Al Quwain will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Umm Al Quwain drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — strong quality of life (79/100), with nearby nature such as Al Marjan Island, Sharjah National Park.
Excellent (80/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Around average cost; about 6,190 AED/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, hospitality, energy.
A desert climate, averaging about 25.6°C.
Higher education is good (57/100).
Healthcare access is good (62/100).
Retirement suitability is good (60/100).
Within ~170 km: Al Marjan Island, Sharjah National Park.
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Umm Al Quwain's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Umm Al Quwain's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Umm Al Quwain's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Umm Al Quwain's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Umm Al Quwain's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Umm Al Quwain's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living estimates for Umm Al Quwain — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Umm Al Quwain — Desert climate, annual average 25.6°C, comfort score 51/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Umm Al Quwain — tourism economy, economy score 73/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, energy. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Umm Al Quwain — regional education center, education score 56/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Umm Al Quwain — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 62/100, retirement score 60/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Umm Al Quwain using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Umm Al Quwain — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Umm Al Quwain using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Umm Al Quwain using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Umm Al Quwain. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Nearby city · about 19 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Ajman's city intelligence profile.
Nearby city · about 29 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Sharjah's city intelligence profile.
Nearby city · about 41 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Dubai's city intelligence profile.
Nearby city · about 69 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Ras al-Khaimah's city intelligence profile.
Cross-border · about 84 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Madha's city intelligence profile.
Same region · about 92 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Fujairah's city intelligence profile.
Cross-border · about 98 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Khasab's city intelligence profile.
Cross-border · about 121 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Kumzar's city intelligence profile.
Same region · about 152 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Al Ain's city intelligence profile.
Same region · about 170 km from Umm Al Quwain. Explore Abu Dhabi's city intelligence profile.
Regional discovery collections that include Umm Al Quwain — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Weekend escapes · 28 places across 5 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Umm Al Quwain — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Weekend Nature Retreats · 40 places across 5 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Umm Al Quwain, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Umm Al Quwain has a high quality-of-life estimate (79/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Al Marjan Island, Sharjah National Park and Jumeirah Beach within weekend range.
Umm Al Quwain has a high quality-of-life estimate (79/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 79/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Umm Al Quwain spends roughly 6,190 AED per month, with a one-bedroom rent near 3,290 AED. Overall the city is around average cost for the United Arab Emirates. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for around-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Umm Al Quwain is high for remote workers (73/100), based on connectivity, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Umm Al Quwain's labour market is strong, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, technology and healthcare. Umm Al Quwain has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and energy.
Umm Al Quwain offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 80/100.
Umm Al Quwain is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Economics, Engineering and Computer Science.
Umm Al Quwain offers a developing student environment, supported by strong quality of life and good connectivity.
Umm Al Quwain has a regional healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 62/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Umm Al Quwain offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 60/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Umm Al Quwain has a desert climate, averaging about 25.6°C annually with roughly 103 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jul.
Umm Al Quwain ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (84/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.
Umm Al Quwain indexes a walkability score of 50 and a cycling score of 34 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Umm Al Quwain include Al Marjan Island, Sharjah National Park and Jumeirah Beach. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Umm Al Quwain scores very high for family living (80/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Umm Al Quwain rates 48/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 91/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Al Marjan Island, Sharjah National Park and Jumeirah Beach supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Umm Al Quwain profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in United Arab Emirates and across Middle East, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations. Its standout dimensions are energy (83/100) and internet speed (80/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (52/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the United Arab Emirates country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Umm Al Quwain appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.