Climate averages 1991–2020
Doha weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Doha: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ar Rayyān (11 km away). In October its highs average 35.5°C, 0.7°C warmer than Doha, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 3 cities listed in Qatar, Doha ranks 2nd of 3 for the warmest October highs and joint 1st of 3 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 3 cities is 34.8°C; Doha is level with that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.1°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 7.2 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Doha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.5°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 11 | 2.2 | 10.811 h |
| February | 23.1°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 11 | 1.6 | 11.311 h |
| March | 26.6°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 12 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 3.7 | 0.7 | 12.713 h |
| May | 37.5°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.413 h |
| June | 39.9°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 40.8°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.514 h |
| August | 40.6°C29.4°C | 29.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 38.5°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 34.8°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 28.7°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 10.911 h |
| December | 23.7°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 14 | 1.9 | 10.611 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Ar Rayyān in OctoberQatar · 11 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 23.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Lusail in OctoberQatar · 15 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 24.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in OctoberBahrain · 136 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 26.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in OctoberBahrain · 138 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 26.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Manama in OctoberBahrain · 141 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 26.6°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in OctoberBahrain · 142 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 26.7°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Khobar in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 172 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Dammam in OctoberSaudi Arabia · 192 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 23.9°C · 0.5 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Doha) is explained once on the Doha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.
Ar Rayyān lies in the same rainfall cell, so its rainfall figures are identical to these; temperatures differ because they come from smaller 0.1° cells.