Doha
Doha الدوحة ad-Dawḥa | |
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.jpg) Doha skyline in the morning | |
  Doha Location of Doha within Qatar | |
| Coordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E / 25.28667°N 51.53333°ECoordinates: 25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E / 25.28667°N 51.53333°E | |
| Country |  Qatar |
| Municipality | Ad-Dawhah |
| Established | 1825 |
| Area | |
| • metropolis | 132 km2 (51 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • metropolis | 1,351,000 |
| • Density | 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Doha (Arabic: الدوحة;, Ad-Dawḥah or Ad-Dōḥah) is the capital city of Qatar. It has a population of 400,051 (2005), and is at 25.3° N 51.5333° E, on the Persian Gulf. The city is home to Doha International Airport and the major oil and fishing industries. Doha is also home to Education City, an area devoted to research and education. Doha was the host of the 2006 Asian Games, a major Asian sporting event. Doha has a sheikh called : Sheikh Tamim. The official language is English and Arabic. The biggest mall in Qatar is Qatar mall.
Climate[change | change source]
Doha has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with long, extremely hot summers and short, warm winters. The average high temperatures between May and September surpass 38 °C (100 °F) and often approach 45 °C (113 °F). Humidity is usually the lowest in May and June. Dewpoints can surpass 30 °C (86 °F) in the summer. Throughout the summer, the city averages almost no precipitation, and less than 20 mm (0.79 in) during other months. Rainfall is scarce, at a total of 75 mm (2.95 in) per year, falling on isolated days mostly between October to March. The winter's days are relativity warm while the sun is up and cool during the night. The temperature rarely drops below 7 °C (45 °F).
| Climate data for Doha (1962–2013, extremes 1962–2013) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
46.0 (114.8) |
47.7 (117.9) |
49.1 (120.4) |
50.4 (122.7) |
48.6 (119.5) |
46.2 (115.2) |
43.4 (110.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
50.4 (122.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
38.8 (101.8) |
41.6 (106.9) |
41.9 (107.4) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.9 (102.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
33.05 (91.49) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.5 (56.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.2 (0.52) |
17.1 (0.67) |
16.1 (0.63) |
8.7 (0.34) |
3.6 (0.14) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.1 (0.04) |
3.3 (0.13) |
12.1 (0.48) |
75.2 (2.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 8.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 44 | 41 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 244.9 | 224.0 | 241.8 | 273.0 | 325.5 | 342.0 | 325.5 | 328.6 | 306.0 | 303.8 | 276.0 | 241.8 | 3,432.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 9.4 |
| Source #1: NOAA[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Qatar Meteorological Department (Climate Normals 1962–2013)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Doha mean sea temperature[3] | |||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 20.5 °C (68.9 °F) | 19.1 °C (66.4 °F) | 20.9 °C (69.6 °F) | 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) | 28.2 °C (82.8 °F) | 30.9 °C (87.6 °F) | 32.8 °C (91.0 °F) | 33.9 °C (93.0 °F) | 33.1 °C (91.6 °F) | 31.0 °C (87.8 °F) | 27.4 °C (81.3 °F) | 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) |
Borders[change | change source]
It is bordered by Saudi Arabia on its South and the Persian gulf on its north, east and west. The nearest oversea country is Bahrain.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Doha International Airport Climate Normals 1962-1992". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Climate Information For Doha". Qatar Meteorological Department. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Monthly Doha water temperature chart". Seatemperatures.org. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
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