Middle East & North Africa · City travel

Best time to visit Doha

Mid Nov–Late Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.7°C, with 0.5 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Doha season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 96.9)Mid Jan: Best (season score 95.1)Late Jan: Best (season score 97.5)Early Feb: Best (season score 99.2)Mid Feb: Best (season score 97.4)Late Feb: Best (season score 96.8)Early Mar: Best (season score 97.4)Mid Mar: Best (season score 94.0)Late Mar: Best (season score 90.5)Early Apr: Great (season score 80.0)Mid Apr: Great (season score 75.0)Late Apr: Good (season score 58.7)Early May: Fair (season score 39.6)Mid May: Off-season (season score 27.1)Late May: Avoid (season score 14.1)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 8.9)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 5.2)Late Jun: Avoid (season score 0.4)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 4.9)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 0.8)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 4.1)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 5.9)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 8.5)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 7.4)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 22.4)Late Sep: Fair (season score 36.7)Early Oct: Fair (season score 42.5)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 55.5)Late Oct: Good (season score 71.3)Early Nov: Great (season score 82.7)Mid Nov: Best (season score 93.4)Late Nov: Best (season score 97.5)Early Dec: Best (season score 98.9)Mid Dec: Best (season score 98.9)Late Dec: Best (season score 100.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 2 (Avoid non-essential travel)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest22.8°C0.646.4%
FebruaryBest24.4°C0.444.0%
MarchBest28.3°C0.546.2%
AprilGood33.7°C0.246.3%
MayOff-season39.8°C0.132.1%
JuneAvoid42.4°C0.024.9%
JulyAvoid42.7°C0.034.7%
AugustAvoid41.7°C0.029.5%
SeptemberOff-season39.8°C0.024.1%
OctoberOkay36.0°C0.128.4%
NovemberBest30.0°C0.539.8%
DecemberBest25.2°C0.442.7%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: DOHA INTL(4 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.