Last successful test: 8 November 2026

NordVPN in UAE: Dubai speed results

Dubai is the only NordVPN location we test in UAE. It averaged 997 Mbps download across 87 successful tests in the last 30 days.

Avg download, 30 days 996.8Mbps
Avg upload, 30 days 522.5Mbps
Avg ping, 30 days 174.1ms
Pass rate, 30 days 98.9%
Last 30 days

Recent results for Dubai.

Speed and reliability

Average download is up 22% on the previous 30 days, from 818 to 997 Mbps.

87 of 88 test attempts completed in the last 30 days (98.9%). 1 of the 1 failures were tunnels that didn't connect.

Most recent tests here ran against the Cloxin (Dubai) Ookla server.

By time of day (UTC)

00–06
992
06–12
1,018
12–18
958
18–24
1,020

Speed barely changes through the day, with 6% between the fastest and slowest periods. Figures are average download in Mbps.

How it compares

Dubai, UAE ranks 6 of 8 current NordVPN locations in Middle East & Africa by average download. The next faster is Cairo, Egypt, at 1,002 Mbps.

Surfshark's fastest current location in UAE is Dubai, UAE, averaging 435 Mbps against 997 Mbps here.

All-time averages

Dubai

#LocationDownload, MbpsUpPing
01 DubaiUAE
1,167.4
498.9 141.1
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These figures come from our own automated WireGuard tests, run from one datacentre connection. They show what a server can deliver, not what you'll get at home, where your own broadband sets the limit. How we test.

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