January Weather in Qatar Qatar

Daily high temperatures are around 71°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 78°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 71°F on January 24.

Daily low temperatures are around 58°F, rarely falling below 51°F or exceeding 65°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 58°F on January 25.

For reference, on July 8, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Qatar typically range from 88°F to 106°F, while on January 25, the coldest day of the year, they range from 58°F to 71°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on January. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The month of January in Qatar experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 23% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is January 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 78% of the time.

For reference, on July 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51%, while on October 1, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 93%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Qatar, the chance of a wet day over the course of January is gradually increasing, starting the month at 3% and ending it at 5%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 6% on March 14, and its lowest chance is -0% on July 4.

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during January in Qatar is essentially constant, remaining about 0.3 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.9 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.3 inches on January 9.

Over the course of January in Qatar, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 24 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 48 seconds, and weekly increase of 5 minutes, 36 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is January 1, with 10 hours, 35 minutes of daylight and the longest day is January 31, with 10 hours, 59 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month in Qatar is 6:22 AM on January 13 and the earliest sunrise is 4 minutes earlier at 6:19 AM on January 31.

The earliest sunset is 4:55 PM on January 1 and the latest sunset is 22 minutes later at 5:17 PM on January 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Qatar during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:44 AM and sets 13 hours, 44 minutes later, at 6:28 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:16 AM and sets 10 hours, 33 minutes later, at 4:49 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for January 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Qatar is gradually decreasing during January, falling from 5% to 2% over the course of the month.

The lowest chance of a muggy day during January is 2% on January 29.

For reference, on August 29, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 89% of the time, while on January 29, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Qatar is gradually increasing during January, increasing from 10.3 miles per hour to 10.9 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 14, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.1 miles per hour, while on September 13, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.5 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction in Qatar throughout January is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 57% on January 29.

Qatar is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Qatar is gradually decreasing during January, falling by 3°F, from 70°F to 67°F, over the course of the month.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Qatar are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Qatar are increasing during January, increasing by 422°F, from 15°F to 437°F, over the course of the month.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Qatar is gradually increasing during January, rising by 0.6 kWh, from 4.0 kWh to 4.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Qatar are 25.500 deg latitude, 51.250 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Qatar is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Qatar is covered by bare soil (99%), within 10 miles by bare soil (98%), and within 50 miles by water (50%) and bare soil (48%).