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When to go to Doha
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Doha has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in November to March.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): April to October.
- The warmest month is July (43°C) and the coolest January (22°C). The wettest is November (10 mm) and the driest May (0 mm); about 41 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, dry
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, dry
- AprHot
- MayHot
- JunHot
- JulHot
- AugHot
- SeptHot
- OctHot
- NovMild–warm, dry
- DecMild–warm, dry
Month by month
Every month in Doha
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°C | 13°C | 6 mm | 63% | 52% | 3.6 | 23°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| February | 24°C | 14°C | 5 mm | 62% | 50% | 4.3 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 28°C | 17°C | 4 mm | 53% | 49% | 5.1 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 33°C | 21°C | 5 mm | 46% | 52% | 5.7 | 31°C | Hot |
| May | 39°C | 25°C | 0 mm | 39% | 36% | 6.6 | 35°C | Hot |
| June | 41°C | 28°C | 0 mm | 39% | 29% | 7 | 37°C | Hot |
| July | 43°C | 30°C | 0 mm | 43% | 38% | 6.6 | 39°C | Hot |
| August | 42°C | 30°C | 0 mm | 47% | 34% | 6.4 | 39°C | Hot |
| September | 40°C | 28°C | 0 mm | 49% | 31% | 5.9 | 37°C | Hot |
| October | 36°C | 25°C | 2 mm | 52% | 35% | 5 | 34°C | Hot |
| November | 29°C | 21°C | 10 mm | 57% | 46% | 3.8 | 29°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| December | 24°C | 16°C | 9 mm | 64% | 49% | 3.3 | 25°C | Mild to warm and dry |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Manama141 kmGood for going: November to April
- Dammam192 kmGood for going: November to March
- Abu Dhabi304 kmGood for going: November to April
- Dubai381 kmGood for going: November to April
- Sharjah390 kmGood for going: November to March
- Ajman397 kmGood for going: November to March
- Al Kharj442 kmGood for going: November to March
- Al Ain444 kmGood for going: November to February
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