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Best time to visit Doha

January is the best time to visit Doha for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March. The sea stays above 20 °C from March to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 93/100
A beach holiday November sea 27 °C
The least cloud June 4 % average cloud cover
The least rain June 0 mm
Warmth July 41 °C
Cooler weather January 22 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 93 22 °C 2 73
2 February 93 23 °C 2 76
3 December 93 24 °C 2 90
4 March 86 27 °C 2 90
5 November 78 29 °C 1 98
6 April 68 32 °C 1 90
7 October 57 35 °C 0 69
8 May 45 38 °C 0 70
9 September 44 39 °C 0 48
10 August 40 41 °C 0 38
11 June 40 40 °C 0 53
12 July 39 41 °C 0 42

For a beach holiday

November scores highest, with a sea temperature of 27 °C and air temperatures around 29 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from March to January.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 20 °C 22 °C 30 % 73
February 19 °C 23 °C 25 % 76
March 21 °C 27 °C 30 % 90
April 24 °C 32 °C 29 % 90
May 28 °C 38 °C 14 % 70
June 30 °C 40 °C 4 % 53
July 33 °C 41 °C 13 % 42
August 34 °C 41 °C 11 % 38
September 33 °C 39 °C 4 % 48
October 31 °C 35 °C 8 % 69
November 27 °C 29 °C 20 % 98
December 23 °C 24 °C 28 % 90

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 0 wet days and highs near 41 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 21.5 °C 11 mm 30 %
February 23.1 °C 12 mm 25 %
March 26.6 °C 12 mm 30 %
April 31.9 °C 4 mm 29 %
May 37.5 °C under 1 mm 14 %
June 40.1 °C under 1 mm 4 %
July 40.9 °C under 1 mm 13 %
August 40.6 °C under 1 mm 11 %
September 38.5 °C under 1 mm 4 %
October 34.8 °C under 1 mm 8 %
November 28.8 °C 7 mm 20 %
December 23.7 °C 14 mm 28 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.