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Doha weather in January

Is it warm? Mostly. January in Doha is mild: afternoons average 22°C and nights 14°C. Most days (80%) peak between 19°C and 25°C.

Mild · average high

22°C

25°C or more on about one in ten days; 20°C or more on about eight in ten days.

  • Average low14°overnight
  • Sea20°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days215 mm in the month
  • SkyMostly clear25% cloud · 68% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 19° and 25°.

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

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2024, averaged 25°C; the coolest, 2014, 20°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 21.6°C, 2012: 21.7°C, 2013: 23.1°C, 2014: 20.3°C, 2015: 22.3°C, 2016: 21.7°C, 2017: 23°C, 2018: 22.6°C, 2019: 23.9°C, 2020: 21.4°C, 2021: 23.2°C, 2022: 21.5°C, 2023: 20.7°C, 2024: 25.2°C, 2025: 22.4°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Expect rain on about 2 days (15 mm in a typical month).

  • Doha22°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Doha all year · Where else is hot in January

Warmer in January, not much further

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

  • Warm in Jan

    25°C average high

    avg high · 19° at night

    25°C+ on 6 in 10 days

    Boa Vista

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    24°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Warm in Jan

    24°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on 3 in 10 days

    Sal

    Cape Verde

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 5h 45m
  • Hot in Jan

    30°C average high

    avg high · 21° at night

    25°C+ on almost every day

    The Gambia

    The Gambia

    Sea
    23°
    Rain
    0 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 6h

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