Qatar Travel Guide: Best Time to Visit, Weather & Safety

Population

2.78M

Area

11.4K km²

Capital

Doha

Currency

QAR

Power plugs

G

240 V

Calling code

+974

Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants. Most of the land area is made up of flat, low-lying desert. Read more

When to go

Best places in Qatar in October

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Go score

When to go in Qatar: month-by-month

Go score by month for the main destinations — green means great weather.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Doha	98	97	96	92	59	43	41	46	57	77	100	100
Al Rayyan	98	97	96	92	58	43	40	45	56	77	100	100
Lusail	97	97	96	94	61	46	42	47	57	77	100	100
Al Maţār al ‘Atīq	98	97	96	92	59	43	41	46	57	77	100	100
Al Manşūrah	98	97	96	92	59	43	41	46	57	77	100	100
Az Za'ayin	96	97	95	93	60	45	41	45	56	76	100	99
Madīnat Khalīfah	98	97	96	92	58	43	40	45	56	77	100	100
An Najmah	98	97	96	92	59	43	41	46	57	77	100	100
Al ‘Unayzah	97	97	96	93	60	45	42	47	57	77	100	100
Umm Ghuwaylīnah	95	97	95	69	40	40	40	40	40	53	88	99
As Sadd	98	97	96	92	59	43	41	46	57	77	100	100
Farīj Kulayb	98	97	96	92	58	43	40	45	56	77	100	100
Farīj al Amīr	98	97	96	92	58	43	40	45	56	77	100	100
Umm Şalāl Muḩammad	97	97	96	92	59	43	40	45	55	76	100	99

Water temperature

Sea temperature along the coast of Qatar

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Al Khor	20°	20°	21°	24°	27°	30°	32°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°
Musay‘īd	20°	19°	21°	24°	28°	31°	33°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°
Doha	20°	19°	21°	24°	28°	30°	33°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°
Lusail	20°	19°	21°	24°	28°	30°	33°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°
An Najmah	20°	19°	21°	24°	28°	30°	33°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°
Al ‘Unayzah	20°	19°	21°	24°	28°	30°	33°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°
Farīj Kulayb	20°	19°	21°	24°	28°	30°	33°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°
Al Wakrah	20°	19°	21°	24°	28°	31°	33°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°
Ath Thumāmah Sab‘ah wa Arba‘ūn	20°	19°	21°	24°	28°	31°	33°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°
Ath Thumāmah Sittah wa Arba‘ūn	20°	19°	21°	24°	28°	31°	33°	34°	33°	31°	27°	23°