Doha Weather in May
Doha in May
The short of it: Doha in May averages a high of 39 °C (101 °F) and a low of 27 °C (80 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 13 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 39° · low 27° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 13 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
Thirty years of records give Doha an average May high of 39°, a low of 27° and some 1.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 39° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 22 min in mid-May, 38 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates May 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Doha runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Farīq al Hitmī, 0 km to the ENE, sees much the same highs.
May in Doha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 5.0 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farīq al HitmīBaladiyat ad Dawhah | 0 km ENE | 39° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| Ad Dawḩah al JadīdahBaladiyat ad Dawhah | 1 km SSE | 39° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| Al GhānimBaladiyat ad Dawhah | 1 km ESE | 39° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| Al HitmīBaladiyat ad Dawhah | 2 km E | 39° | 26° | 1.0 mm |
| Al ManşūrahBaladiyat ad Dawhah | 2 km S | 39° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| An NajmahBaladiyat ad Dawhah | 2 km SSE | 39° | 26° | 1.0 mm |
| Al Hilāl al GharbīyahBaladiyat ad Dawhah | 3 km S | 39° | 27° | 1.0 mm |
| As SaddBaladiyat ad Dawhah | 3 km W | 39° | 27° | 1.0 mm |