Best Time to Visit Doha

The best time to visit Doha is November to April, when the average temperature is 19–26°C and rainfall is low for Doha, at 6–13 mm a month.

Doha weather by month

The wettest month in Doha is December with 13 mm of rain, and the warmest is August at an average 34°C. The coolest is January at 19°C.

MonthAverage temperatureRainfallVerdict
January19°C / 67°F
9 mm
Best
February19°C / 67°F
6 mm
Best
March22°C / 71°F
7 mm
Best
April25°C / 77°F
7 mm
Best
May30°C / 85°F
1 mm
Hot
June32°C / 90°F
0 mm
Hot
July34°C / 93°F
0 mm
Hot
August34°C / 94°F
0 mm
Hot
September33°C / 92°F
0 mm
Hot
October31°C / 87°F
2 mm
Hot
November26°C / 80°F
11 mm
Best
December22°C / 71°F
13 mm
Best

How we pick the best months

  • Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Doha: under 150 mm, and no more than 60 mm, a quarter above Doha's median month (never set below 60 mm).
  • If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
  • Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 60 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.

Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.

Where these numbers come from

Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Hamad International (DOH) at 25.27, 51.61. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.

The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.