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Madīnat ash Shamāl, Qatar climate
BWh Hot desert
Madīnat ash Shamāl has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 40°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 90 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — January alone averages 19 mm while June barely receives 0 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Madīnat ash Shamāl climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 19 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 36 | 39 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 34 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 30 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 19 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 40 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 36 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 38 | 22 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 41 | 47 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 68 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17.6 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 17.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 51 | 50 | 49 | 52 | 38 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 65 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 17.6 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 15.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 31 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 41 | 47 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 68 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 14.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 16.2 | 17.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bahrain Intl, a weather station, about 59 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.