Qatar
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Climate of Qatar
Country climate guideQatar is a small country of about 11,000 square kilometres, a low, flat peninsula jutting into the Persian Gulf from the Arabian peninsula, between roughly 24°N and 27°N. Most of the surface is sand plain with a low limestone ridge along the western coast, and there are no rivers, no lakes and almost no vegetation away from irrigation. The desert, the surrounding heat and the absence of any relief shape everything about the climate, which is a hot desert with a strong maritime influence.
Main climate types
The whole country falls into the hot desert class of the Köppen classification. There is no Mediterranean influence, no winter rainfall of the Mediterranean type, and nothing except the Gulf itself to temper the heat. A narrow coastal strip, where the sea and groundwater keep the humidity very high, behaves like a damper variant, while the inland and southern parts toward the border show the strongest temperatures of the country.
Temperatures
Doha averages about 17 °C in January and about 33 °C in July, and these are the two anchor months. In winter, highs sit around 22 °C to 25 °C and nights near 10 °C. In summer, means hover in the low 30s °C and afternoon highs usually climb above 40 °C, and humidity near the Gulf makes the felt temperature higher than the thermometer. Overnight lows in July rarely fall below 27 °C.
Rainfall
Rain is very light, brief and seasonal. Doha receives about 70 mm to 120 mm a year, almost all of it between November and March, usually in short, heavy bursts associated with passing fronts. Summer rain is rare and, when it comes, arrives as a sharp thundershower. Humidity above 70 per cent for much of the summer is the more striking feature, and dust and sandstorms are commoner in spring and autumn.
When to go
Winter months from November to March are favourable for sightseeing and desert excursions, with days around 22 °C to 25 °C. Summer, from June to September, is the low season, when the heat makes strenuous sightseeing difficult. The spring and autumn shoulder months are usually the best balance.