Doha (Qatar) vs London (Great Britain): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Doha 2013–2023 · London 2013–2023

Doha (Qatar) has a higher monthly mean temperature than London (Great Britain) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Doha
July · 35.71 °C
London
July · 18.57 °C

Coolest month

Doha
January · 17.93 °C
London
January · 4.73 °C

Driest month

Doha
June, August, September · 0.00 mm/day
London
April · 1.33 mm/day

Sunniest month

Doha
June · 12.41 hours/day
London
July · 10.94 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 13.21 °C (January); the largest is 19.15 °C (May).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 17.77 °C in Doha (Qatar) and 13.84 °C in London (Great Britain). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Doha (Qatar) has a higher daily rainfall average in 0 months and London (Great Britain) in 12; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Doha (Qatar) has more average sunshine hours per day in 12 months and London (Great Britain) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: London (Great Britain) minus Doha (Qatar)

Temperature °C

Month Doha London +/-
Jan 17.93 4.73 −13.21
Feb 18.96 5.44 −13.51
Mar 22.44 6.84 −15.60
Apr 26.82 9.18 −17.64
May 31.82 12.67 −19.15
Jun 34.75 16.27 −18.48
Jul 35.71 18.57 −17.14
Aug 35.64 17.74 −17.90
Sep 33.61 15.48 −18.12
Oct 30.24 12.31 −17.93
Nov 25.23 8.09 −17.14
Dec 20.41 6.52 −13.89
Annual mean 27.80 11.15 −16.64

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Doha London +/-
Jan 9.20 3.74 −5.46
Feb 9.78 5.11 −4.66
Mar 10.25 6.38 −3.87
Apr 10.51 9.22 −1.28
May 11.75 10.11 −1.65
Jun 12.41 10.51 −1.89
Jul 11.80 10.94 −0.86
Aug 11.36 9.68 −1.68
Sep 11.01 8.02 −2.99
Oct 10.63 5.86 −4.77
Nov 9.54 4.12 −5.42
Dec 9.02 3.14 −5.87
Annual mean 10.60 7.24 −3.37

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Doha London +/-
Jan 0.60 1.92 +1.32
Feb 0.33 1.71 +1.38
Mar 0.24 1.61 +1.37
Apr 0.20 1.33 +1.13
May 0.01 1.85 +1.84
Jun 0.00 1.93 +1.93
Jul 0.07 1.79 +1.73
Aug 0.00 2.02 +2.02
Sep 0.00 1.61 +1.61
Oct 0.03 2.51 +2.48
Nov 0.45 2.27 +1.82
Dec 0.27 2.10 +1.83
Annual mean 0.18 1.89 +1.70

Snow (mm)

Month Doha London +/-
Jan 0.00 0.94 +0.94
Feb 0.00 0.76 +0.76
Mar 0.00 0.77 +0.77
Apr 0.00 0.05 +0.05
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.04 +0.04
Dec 0.00 0.40 +0.40
Annual mean 0.00 0.25 +0.25