Ad-Dawhah · Qatar
Doha in May
In May, Doha averages a daytime high of 40 °C and a night-time low of 27 °C, with about 2 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Doha's most comfortable months, December to March.
- Average high
- 40 °C
- Average low
- 27 °C
- Rain in the month
- 2 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 153
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Doha
May is tied for the 4th warmest month in Doha by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 22 °C to 42 °C and the lows from 14 °C to 31 °C. By day, May is 6 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C warmer than May.
May brings 2 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 6 mm (69 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 20 min, against 10 h 30 min at the shortest and 13 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 °C | 14 °C | 14 mm | Yes |
| February | 24 °C | 15 °C | 14 mm | Yes |
| March | 28 °C | 18 °C | 16 mm | Yes |
| April | 33 °C | 22 °C | 6 mm | |
| May | 40 °C | 27 °C | 2 mm | |
| June | 42 °C | 30 °C | 0 mm | |
| July | 42 °C | 31 °C | 0 mm | |
| August | 42 °C | 31 °C | 0 mm | |
| September | 40 °C | 29 °C | 0 mm | |
| October | 36 °C | 25 °C | 0 mm | |
| November | 30 °C | 21 °C | 5 mm | |
| December | 25 °C | 16 °C | 12 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Doha?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 40 °C is above 29 °C. The comfortable months in Doha are December to March; the nearest are March, before, and December, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Qatar in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Doha
This guide lists 153 places to stay in Doha, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 24; 1–3 km, 66; 3–10 km, 53; 10 km or more, 10.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.