Best time to visit, weather and climate Qatar
Best time to visit Qatar
The best time to visit Qatar is from january until june and september until december, when you will have a pleasant till very hot temperature and none till limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in Qatar is 40°C in july and the lowest is 22°C in january.
Qatar has the desert climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Qatar or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Climate Qatar per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22°C | 23°C | 26°C | 31°C | 36°C | 39°C | 40°C | 40°C | 39°C | 35°C | 29°C | 24°C |
| 4 mm |
6 mm |
9 mm |
6 mm |
1 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
1 mm |
6 mm |
3 mm |
Climate data from: Doha
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Climate Qatar
Qatar has the desert climate prevailing. The daytime temperature is warm to hot, while it can also be cold at night. You won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Qatar is 32° degrees and there is about 35 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 339 days a year with an average humidity of 49% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate Qatar
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 22°C | 23°C | 26°C | 31°C | 36°C | 39°C | 40°C | 40°C | 39°C | 35°C | 29°C | 24°C |
| Night | 17°C | 18°C | 21°C | 25°C | 30°C | 32°C | 33°C | 33°C | 31°C | 28°C | 24°C | 19°C |
| Precip | 4 mm |
6 mm |
9 mm |
6 mm |
1 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
0 mm |
1 mm |
6 mm |
3 mm |
| Rain days |
2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Dry days |
29 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
| Sun hours per day |
7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Wind force in Bft |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Weather Qatar january
On average, it is maximum 22° in january in Qatar and at least around 17° degrees. In january there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar february
On average, it is maximum 23° in february in Qatar and at least around 18° degrees. In february there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar march
On average, it is maximum 26° in march in Qatar and at least around 21° degrees. In march there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 9 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar april
On average, it is maximum 31° in april in Qatar and at least around 25° degrees. In april there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar may
On average, it is maximum 36° in may in Qatar and at least around 30° degrees. In may there are 1 day of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar june
On average, it is maximum 39° in june in Qatar and at least around 32° degrees. and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar july
On average, it is maximum 40° in july in Qatar and at least around 33° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar august
On average, it is maximum 40° in august in Qatar and at least around 33° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar september
On average, it is maximum 39° in september in Qatar and at least around 31° degrees. and the it will be dry 30 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar october
On average, it is maximum 35° in october in Qatar and at least around 28° degrees. and the it will be dry 31 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar november
On average, it is maximum 29° in november in Qatar and at least around 24° degrees. In november there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 28 days this month in Qatar.
Weather Qatar december
On average, it is maximum 24° in december in Qatar and at least around 19° degrees. In december there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 3 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in Qatar.
14 day weather forecast Qatar
The weather for Doha in Qatar will be ° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
Weather forecast this week
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Weather forecast next week
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About Qatar
Qatar is in the continental part Middle East and the capital is Doha. The total surface is 11.437 km² with 563 km of coastline and the population consists of 2.685.053 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 107x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Qatar you have to use +974 or 00974 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +9745012457809 or 009745012457809.
Qatar is in a straight line at 7.444 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 10 hours20.
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Flight tickets to Qatar
Qatar has 1 airport which you can fly to:
- Hamad International Airport
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Currency Qatar
In Qatar the Qatari riyal is used to pay.
Exchange rate Qatari riyal (QAR) 18 may 2021
1 Qatari riyal = 4,24 South African rand
100 Qatari riyal = 423,60 South African rand
1 South African rand = 0,24 Qatari riyal
100 South African rand = 23,61 Qatari riyal
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Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
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Time difference Qatar
In Qatar it is now 14:08 o’clock in the afternoon on tuesday 18 may 2021. That is 1 hour later than in New Zealand. The time zone of Qatar is Asia/Qatar and the Greenwich time is UTC+03.