Lusail climate — normals and trends
Lusail (Qatar) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °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 August (34.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Lusail averages 0 frost days, 192 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 10 rainy days per year.
Lusail 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 45.4 °C (on 14 July 2010) and the coldest 7.9 °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
LusailAl Daayen
- coords
- 25.42°, 51.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
58mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
23.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
192 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
10 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
247 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 = 0.41 · 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
45.4 °C
14 July 2010
Coldest day
7.9 °C
20 January 1964
Wettest day
78 mm
16 April 2024
Windiest day
56.3 km/h
19 January 1964
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
18 December 2025
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
13 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-0.9 °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 | 20.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 20.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 23.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 36.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 37.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 38.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 36.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 49 mm | +36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lusail?
Lusail has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 58 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lusail?
The hottest day measured in Lusail between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 2010, reaching 45.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lusail?
The coldest day measured in Lusail between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1964, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Lusail?
Almost never: Lusail sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lusail warmed?
Yes: Lusail warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lusail?
The wettest day measured in Lusail between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lusail?
The windiest day measured in Lusail between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, with winds reaching 56.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lusail?
The warmest month in Lusail is August (34.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Lusail?
Lusail receives on average 58 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 10 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lusail?
Lusail gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lusail?
Yes: Lusail has on average 247 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lusail?
In Lusail, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.5 °C on 13 August 1998, and the lowest was -0.9 °C on 20 January 1964.
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