Al Khor climate — normals and trends
Al Khor (Qatar) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 63 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (33.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Al Khor averages 0 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.
Al Khor has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 18 June 2012) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 20 January 1964).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Al KhorAl Khor
- coords
- 25.68°, 51.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
63mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
11 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
254 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.4 °C
18 June 2012
Coldest day
9.0 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
85 mm
24 April 1972
Windiest day
57.3 km/h
19 January 1964
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
18 December 2025
Hottest feels-like
49.3 °C
14 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-0.1 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
29 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 20.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 23.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 37.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 37.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 36.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 23.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 65 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Al Khor?
Al Khor has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 63 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Khor?
The hottest day measured in Al Khor between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2012, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Al Khor?
The coldest day measured in Al Khor between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at 9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Al Khor?
Almost never: Al Khor sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Al Khor warmed?
Yes: Al Khor warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Al Khor?
The wettest day measured in Al Khor between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1972, with 85 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Al Khor?
The windiest day measured in Al Khor between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, with winds reaching 57.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Al Khor?
The warmest month in Al Khor is August (33.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Al Khor?
Al Khor receives on average 63 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Al Khor?
Al Khor gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Al Khor?
Yes: Al Khor has on average 254 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Khor?
In Al Khor, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 14 July 2010, and the lowest was -0.1 °C on 20 January 1964.
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