Qatar · Middle East

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Weather

Rain is a non-factor here almost every month — the real story of the year is temperature, swinging from January's cooler stretch to July's peak heat. In January, expect highs around 24°C with rain on roughly 3 days of the month.

Things to Do

Doha's Corniche waterfront and desert safaris into the dunes are the main draws.

Local Cuisine

Try machboos and balaleet (sweet vermicelli), staples of Qatari cuisine.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryBest

Expect warm days around 24°/14°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).

High / Low24° / 14°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise6:42 AM
Sunset5:18 PM
Daylight10h 35m
FebruaryBest

Expect warm days around 25°/15°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 15°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise6:26 AM
Sunset5:34 PM
Daylight11h 9m
MarchBest

Expect warm days around 28°/18°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low28° / 18°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:05 AM
Sunset5:55 PM
Daylight11h 49m
AprilGreat

Expect hot days around 33°/22°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low33° / 22°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise5:42 AM
Sunset6:18 PM
Daylight12h 36m
MayAvoid

Expect hot days around 38°/26°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).

High / Low38° / 26°C
Rainfall0 mm
Rainy days0
Sunrise5:23 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Daylight13h 14m
JuneAvoid

Expect hot days around 40°/28°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).

High / Low40° / 28°C
Rainfall0 mm
Rainy days0
Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset6:47 PM
Daylight13h 34m
JulyAvoid

Expect hot days around 41°/30°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).

High / Low41° / 30°C
Rainfall0 mm
Rainy days0
Sunrise5:17 AM
Sunset6:43 PM
Daylight13h 26m
AugustAvoid

Expect hot days around 41°/31°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).

High / Low41° / 31°C
Rainfall0 mm
Rainy days0
Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Daylight12h 53m
SeptemberAvoid

Expect hot days around 39°/28°C, with mostly dry conditions (~0 rainy days).

High / Low39° / 28°C
Rainfall0 mm
Rainy days0
Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Daylight12h 8m
OctoberOK

Expect hot days around 35°/24°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low35° / 24°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:18 AM
Sunset5:42 PM
Daylight11h 23m
NovemberGreat

Expect warm days around 30°/19°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low30° / 19°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:38 AM
Sunset5:22 PM
Daylight10h 44m
DecemberBest

Expect warm days around 26°/16°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low26° / 16°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:47 AM
Sunset5:13 PM
Daylight10h 26m

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