Umm Ghuwaylīnah climate — normals and trends
Umm Ghuwaylīnah (Qatar) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °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 July (35.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Umm Ghuwaylīnah averages 0 frost days, 229 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 11 rainy days per year.
Umm Ghuwaylīnah has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.3 °C (on 29 July 2007) and the coldest 2.2 °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
Umm GhuwaylīnahAl-Shahaniya
- coords
- 25.59°, 51.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
63mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
22.5km/h
Seasonal range
18.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
229 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
11 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
211 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
49.3 °C
29 July 2007
Coldest day
2.2 °C
8 January 1992
Wettest day
65 mm
16 April 2024
Windiest day
53.5 km/h
19 January 1964
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
18 June 1973
Hottest feels-like
52.1 °C
2 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
-3.3 °C
20 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 May 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 | 21.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 22.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 36.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 40.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 41.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Jul | 42.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 42.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 39.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 34.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 24.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 48 mm | +34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
Umm Ghuwaylīnah has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 63 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
The hottest day measured in Umm Ghuwaylīnah between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2007, reaching 49.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
The coldest day measured in Umm Ghuwaylīnah between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1992, at 2.2 °C.
Does it snow in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
Almost never: Umm Ghuwaylīnah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Umm Ghuwaylīnah warmed?
Yes: Umm Ghuwaylīnah warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
The wettest day measured in Umm Ghuwaylīnah between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2024, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
The windiest day measured in Umm Ghuwaylīnah between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1964, with winds reaching 53.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
The warmest month in Umm Ghuwaylīnah is July (35.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
Umm Ghuwaylīnah receives on average 63 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 11 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
Umm Ghuwaylīnah gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
Yes: Umm Ghuwaylīnah has on average 211 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Umm Ghuwaylīnah?
In Umm Ghuwaylīnah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.1 °C on 2 August 2020, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 20 January 1964.
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