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Doha weather in May

Is it warm? Yes. May in Doha is very hot: afternoons average 38°C and nights 26°C. Most days (80%) peak between 34°C and 42°C.

Very hot · average high

38°C

25°C or more on almost every day. 35°C or more on about eight in ten days.

  • Average low26°overnight
  • Sea29°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days02 mm in the month
  • SkyMostly clear14% cloud · 82% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every May afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 34° and 42°.

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

May, year by year

The average May high in each year. The warmest, 2025, averaged 40°C; the coolest, 2013, 36°C.

Average May high by year: 2011: 38.7°C, 2012: 39.3°C, 2013: 35.9°C, 2014: 37.9°C, 2015: 38.6°C, 2016: 37.7°C, 2017: 38.7°C, 2018: 36.6°C, 2019: 37.4°C, 2020: 36°C, 2021: 38.4°C, 2022: 37.5°C, 2023: 36.6°C, 2024: 37.7°C, 2025: 40.4°C.

Compared with home

Average May highs. Rain is rare: less than one wet day in a typical month.

  • Doha38°
  • London17°
  • Manchester16°
  • Cork15°
  • Dublin15°
  • Glasgow15°
  • Belfast14°

Other months

Doha all year · Where else is hot in May

Other warm places in May

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

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    24°C average high

    avg high · 15° at night

    25°C+ on 4 in 10 days

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    20°
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Hot in May

    28°C average high

    avg high · 15° at night

    25°C+ on 7 in 10 days

    Seville

    Spain

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 45m
  • Warm in May

    24°C average high

    avg high · 16° at night

    25°C+ on 4 in 10 days

    Hammamet

    Tunisia

    Sea
    20°
    Rain
    4 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 15m

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