Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ar Rayyan features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 36 °C (98 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 62 mm (2.4 inches) and receives 9 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ar Rayyan enjoys an average of 3925 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 34 minutes to 13 hours 40 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ar Rayyan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 35 to 36 °C (96 - 98 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 21 °C (66 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ar Rayyan experiences 252 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 28°C (83°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 41°C (105°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 30°C (86°F) |
Mean maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Average high | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Daily mean | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Average low | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Mean minimum | 11°C (53°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Minimum | 11°C (51°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 13°C (57°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ar Rayyan, Qatar with other places around the world.
Ar Rayyan usually has the most precipitation in February, March and December, with an average of 2 rainy days and 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ar Rayyan are June, August and September. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) | 17 (0.7) | 9 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 7 (0.3) | 15 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Ar Rayyan are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ar Rayyan: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 13 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 246 | 286 | 329 | 330 | 368 | 368 | 372 | 360 | 338 | 326 | 297 | 299 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 44m | 11h 17m | 12h 0m | 12h 45m | 13h 22m | 13h 40m | 13h 30m | 12h 58m | 12h 16m | 11h 31m | 10h 54m | 10h 34m |
Ar Rayyan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and June, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ar Rayyan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |