Al Rayyan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Al Rayyan?

Al Rayyan has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 58 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Rayyan?

The hottest day measured in Al Rayyan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2010, reaching 47.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Al Rayyan?

The coldest day measured in Al Rayyan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1992, at 4.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Al Rayyan?

Almost never: Al Rayyan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Al Rayyan warmed?

Yes: Al Rayyan warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Al Rayyan?

The wettest day measured in Al Rayyan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Al Rayyan?

The windiest day measured in Al Rayyan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Al Rayyan?

The warmest month in Al Rayyan is July (34.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Al Rayyan?

Al Rayyan receives on average 58 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Al Rayyan?

Al Rayyan gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Al Rayyan (Qatar) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 58 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 July (34.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.

Al Rayyan averages 0 frost days, 215 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.

Al Rayyan has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 47.7 °C (on 14 July 2010) and the coldest 4.8 °C (on 8 January 1992).

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 RayyanBaladiyat ar Rayyan

coords: 25.29°, 51.42°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthDecemberDriest monthJune

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

31.6°C

Average daily low

22.7°C

Annual rainfall

58mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

56%

Average peak wind

22.8km/h

Seasonal range

17.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

215 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

10 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.0 °C

Average feels-like low

23.6 °C

Average peak gust

34.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

234 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

47.7 °C

14 July 2010

Coldest day

4.8 °C

8 January 1992

Wettest day

57 mm

16 April 2024

Windiest day

55.2 km/h

19 January 1964

Strongest gust

77.8 km/h

19 January 1964

Hottest feels-like

50.5 °C

13 August 1998

Coldest feels-like

-2.6 °C

20 January 1964

Sunniest day

13.0 h

30 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	44.6 °C30 July 2025	10.7 °C4 February 2025	28.0 °C	58 mm	225
2024	44.6 °C13 July 2024	12.3 °C21 December 2024	28.4 °C	101 mm	226
2023	44.4 °C1 August 2023	12.7 °C30 January 2023	28.5 °C	74 mm	221
2022	44.0 °C26 June 2022	10.5 °C24 January 2022	28.4 °C	30 mm	240
2021	43.8 °C2 August 2021	11.4 °C14 January 2021	28.6 °C	5 mm	235
2020	43.7 °C10 July 2020	10.9 °C14 January 2020	28.1 °C	36 mm	224
2019	44.0 °C17 June 2019	12.2 °C23 January 2019	28.2 °C	116 mm	212
2018	43.2 °C16 July 2018	10.8 °C23 January 2018	28.5 °C	43 mm	231
2017	44.7 °C4 July 2017	9.2 °C5 February 2017	28.2 °C	80 mm	221
2016	43.1 °C1 September 2016	10.2 °C31 January 2016	27.7 °C	61 mm	211
2015	44.8 °C17 July 2015	10.2 °C23 January 2015	28.2 °C	54 mm	224
2014	43.8 °C11 June 2014	10.6 °C12 February 2014	27.6 °C	43 mm	213
2013	43.9 °C12 July 2013	11.4 °C30 December 2013	27.1 °C	64 mm	218
2012	44.6 °C18 June 2012	6.6 °C23 January 2012	27.7 °C	29 mm	218
2011	44.0 °C5 August 2011	10.7 °C5 February 2011	27.7 °C	47 mm	220
2010	47.7 °C14 July 2010	10.5 °C29 January 2010	28.4 °C	24 mm	238
2009	44.9 °C10 August 2009	8.5 °C24 January 2009	27.9 °C	55 mm	221
2008	46.1 °C24 June 2008	8.0 °C9 January 2008	27.7 °C	34 mm	229
2007	44.7 °C29 July 2007	9.5 °C1 January 2007	28.0 °C	18 mm	235
2006	42.5 °C25 June 2006	9.1 °C24 January 2006	27.9 °C	105 mm	221
2005	42.6 °C4 August 2005	8.1 °C11 February 2005	27.4 °C	39 mm	225
2004	43.5 °C3 August 2004	11.1 °C29 December 2004	27.8 °C	40 mm	230
2003	43.2 °C17 June 2003	8.3 °C19 January 2003	27.8 °C	36 mm	220
2002	44.6 °C5 August 2002	10.9 °C23 January 2002	27.8 °C	45 mm	219
2001	43.0 °C31 August 2001	9.7 °C2 February 2001	27.8 °C	5 mm	223
2000	45.1 °C26 July 2000	10.7 °C26 January 2000	27.6 °C	46 mm	220
1999	44.0 °C3 June 1999	11.4 °C27 December 1999	28.3 °C	29 mm	227
1998	44.9 °C29 July 1998	10.3 °C16 January 1998	28.2 °C	56 mm	225
1997	42.9 °C28 June 1997	10.7 °C27 January 1997	26.8 °C	153 mm	202
1996	43.6 °C13 July 1996	10.6 °C16 January 1996	27.3 °C	81 mm	205
1995	43.3 °C14 August 1995	11.1 °C9 January 1995	26.7 °C	177 mm	210
1994	43.6 °C3 June 1994	10.3 °C21 February 1994	27.2 °C	11 mm	213
1993	43.0 °C9 August 1993	9.0 °C9 February 1993	26.8 °C	57 mm	210
1992	42.9 °C12 August 1992	4.8 °C8 January 1992	25.9 °C	172 mm	209
1991	41.7 °C9 August 1991	10.4 °C31 December 1991	26.4 °C	47 mm	212
1990	43.0 °C28 July 1990	9.4 °C22 January 1990	27.1 °C	49 mm	216
1989	43.4 °C29 July 1989	8.2 °C9 January 1989	26.6 °C	59 mm	212
1988	43.3 °C14 June 1988	7.6 °C22 January 1988	27.2 °C	68 mm	222
1987	44.0 °C27 July 1987	10.4 °C22 January 1987	27.1 °C	59 mm	209
1986	43.7 °C19 July 1986	8.5 °C23 January 1986	26.9 °C	51 mm	210
1985	41.8 °C2 July 1985	9.6 °C25 February 1985	26.8 °C	20 mm	216
1984	42.7 °C16 July 1984	9.8 °C25 January 1984	26.6 °C	26 mm	213
1983	43.0 °C20 July 1983	9.1 °C3 February 1983	26.1 °C	57 mm	193
1982	41.9 °C25 July 1982	9.2 °C19 January 1982	26.1 °C	175 mm	202
1981	42.6 °C9 August 1981	11.3 °C5 February 1981	27.2 °C	25 mm	220
1980	42.9 °C21 July 1980	10.2 °C3 February 1980	27.1 °C	23 mm	224
1979	44.1 °C5 June 1979	11.1 °C25 December 1979	27.1 °C	124 mm	212
1978	43.0 °C21 July 1978	10.6 °C18 January 1978	26.7 °C	18 mm	212
1977	42.8 °C8 August 1977	8.9 °C9 February 1977	26.8 °C	60 mm	209
1976	41.3 °C22 May 1976	10.1 °C18 January 1976	26.1 °C	105 mm	201
1975	41.4 °C18 July 1975	9.8 °C15 February 1975	26.4 °C	33 mm	195
1974	43.2 °C23 June 1974	9.4 °C22 February 1974	26.5 °C	56 mm	208
1973	42.7 °C29 May 1973	9.3 °C2 January 1973	26.6 °C	13 mm	210
1972	42.5 °C30 July 1972	8.9 °C24 February 1972	26.0 °C	112 mm	194
1971	41.3 °C30 July 1971	7.7 °C27 December 1971	26.4 °C	22 mm	200
1970	41.8 °C5 August 1970	10.4 °C15 December 1970	26.8 °C	20 mm	216
1969	41.8 °C25 June 1969	9.0 °C17 February 1969	26.9 °C	104 mm	217
1968	41.8 °C1 August 1968	7.5 °C4 February 1968	26.4 °C	32 mm	217
1967	41.5 °C5 September 1967	9.0 °C25 December 1967	26.4 °C	27 mm	202
1966	43.2 °C11 August 1966	12.1 °C9 January 1966	27.2 °C	25 mm	209
1965	43.0 °C6 June 1965	9.6 °C1 January 1965	26.9 °C	34 mm	202
1964	44.2 °C16 July 1964	6.0 °C20 January 1964	26.1 °C	153 mm	206
1963	42.8 °C27 July 1963	5.9 °C27 December 1963	27.0 °C	34 mm	209
1962	43.1 °C5 June 1962	10.9 °C5 January 1962	27.3 °C	29 mm	221
1961	42.2 °C20 August 1961	11.3 °C6 February 1961	26.7 °C	30 mm	203
1960	42.6 °C20 August 1960	9.0 °C2 February 1960	26.9 °C	26 mm	218
1959	42.1 °C23 June 1959	9.3 °C19 January 1959	26.2 °C	75 mm	210
1958	42.6 °C6 June 1958	10.0 °C16 January 1958	27.1 °C	60 mm	223
1957	42.2 °C6 August 1957	8.1 °C25 January 1957	26.6 °C	47 mm	200
1956	43.4 °C5 August 1956	11.2 °C17 January 1956	26.7 °C	18 mm	210
1955	41.8 °C3 August 1955	10.3 °C25 January 1955	26.7 °C	79 mm	210
1954	42.9 °C3 July 1954	10.4 °C24 January 1954	27.2 °C	37 mm	220
1953	42.3 °C9 August 1953	9.9 °C26 December 1953	27.2 °C	137 mm	226
1952	43.1 °C21 July 1952	8.5 °C8 January 1952	27.0 °C	49 mm	219
1951	43.0 °C8 September 1951	8.7 °C29 January 1951	27.0 °C	46 mm	212
1950	43.1 °C26 August 1950	8.6 °C22 January 1950	26.4 °C	21 mm	208
1949	42.7 °C20 August 1949	8.5 °C11 February 1949	26.1 °C	97 mm	207
1948	42.2 °C30 July 1948	8.7 °C31 December 1948	26.4 °C	164 mm	192
1947	42.8 °C22 July 1947	9.7 °C28 January 1947	27.0 °C	92 mm	222
1946	41.5 °C26 July 1946	9.0 °C14 February 1946	26.8 °C	7 mm	222
1945	42.0 °C5 July 1945	11.1 °C28 January 1945	26.4 °C	36 mm	214
1944	41.5 °C26 July 1944	9.7 °C17 February 1944	26.9 °C	96 mm	225
1943	42.4 °C31 July 1943	9.0 °C7 February 1943	26.2 °C	80 mm	206
1942	42.6 °C28 July 1942	7.4 °C11 January 1942	27.0 °C	46 mm	228
1941	43.0 °C6 August 1941	9.5 °C8 January 1941	27.4 °C	3 mm	214
1940	43.0 °C21 July 1940	10.5 °C22 January 1940	26.9 °C	25 mm	216

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.3 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

225 d/yr

+10

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

58 mm

+0 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.5 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-11 mm
Feb	21.9 °C	-0.6 °C	6 mm	-4 mm
Mar	26.0 °C	-0.1 °C	6 mm	-6 mm
Apr	34.0 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
May	38.0 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Jun	39.4 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Jul	40.1 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Aug	40.5 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Sep	38.1 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Oct	33.6 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Nov	29.2 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Dec	24.2 °C	+0.9 °C	46 mm	+33 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

44.6 °C

30 Jul 2025

Coldest day

10.7 °C

4 Feb 2025

Wettest day

32.8 mm

18 Dec 2025

Windiest day

47.6 km/h

25 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

73.8 km/h

18 Dec 2025

Hottest feels-like

48.5 °C

6 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.3 °C

25 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

30 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Al Rayyan?

Al Rayyan has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 58 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Al Rayyan?

The hottest day measured in Al Rayyan between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2010, reaching 47.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Al Rayyan?

The coldest day measured in Al Rayyan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1992, at 4.8 °C.

Does it snow in Al Rayyan?

Almost never: Al Rayyan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Al Rayyan warmed?

Yes: Al Rayyan warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Al Rayyan?

The wettest day measured in Al Rayyan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Al Rayyan?

The windiest day measured in Al Rayyan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Al Rayyan?

The warmest month in Al Rayyan is July (34.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Al Rayyan?

Al Rayyan receives on average 58 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Al Rayyan?

Al Rayyan 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 Rayyan?

Yes: Al Rayyan has on average 234 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Al Rayyan?

In Al Rayyan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.5 °C on 13 August 1998, and the lowest was -2.6 °C on 20 January 1964.

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