Doha climate — normals and trends
Doha (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.
Doha averages 0 frost days, 215 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
Doha 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
DohaBaladiyat ad Dawhah
- coords
- 25.29°, 51.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
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
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
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Doha?
Doha 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 Doha?
The hottest day measured in Doha between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2010, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Doha?
The coldest day measured in Doha between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1992, at 4.8 °C.
Does it snow in Doha?
Almost never: Doha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Doha warmed?
Yes: Doha warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Doha?
The wettest day measured in Doha between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 57 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Doha?
The windiest day measured in Doha between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, with winds reaching 55.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Doha?
The warmest month in Doha is July (34.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Doha?
Doha receives on average 58 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Doha?
Doha gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Doha?
Yes: Doha has on average 234 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Doha?
In Doha, 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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