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Doha weather in December

Is it warm? Yes. December in Doha is warm: afternoons average 24°C and nights 16°C. Most days (80%) peak between 22°C and 28°C.

Warm · average high

24°C

25°C or more on about four in ten days; 20°C or more on nine in ten days or more.

  • Average low16°overnight
  • Sea22°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days112 mm in the month
  • SkySome cloud26% cloud · 66% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every December afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 22° and 28°.

Number of December days by daily high, 2011–2025.

December, year by year

The average December high in each year. The warmest, 2023, averaged 27°C; the coolest, 2011, 22°C.

Average December high by year: 2011: 22°C, 2012: 23.8°C, 2013: 23.3°C, 2014: 24.3°C, 2015: 22.6°C, 2016: 24.7°C, 2017: 24.3°C, 2018: 25°C, 2019: 24.3°C, 2020: 24.8°C, 2021: 25°C, 2022: 25.4°C, 2023: 26.5°C, 2024: 24.5°C, 2025: 25°C.

Compared with home

Average December highs. Expect rain on about 1 day (12 mm in a typical month).

  • Doha24°
  • Cork10°
  • Dublin9°
  • London9°
  • Belfast8°
  • Manchester8°
  • Glasgow7°

Other months

Doha all year · Where else is hot in December

Warmer in December, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Doha is about 7h 30m.

  • Warm in Dec

    26°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on 8 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Hot in Dec

    31°C average high

    avg high · 22° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h
  • Warm in Dec

    26°C average high

    avg high · 16° at night

    25°C+ on 7 in 10 days

    Dubai

    United Arab Emirates

    Sea
    25°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Mostly clear
    From Dublin
    ≈ 7h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology