Climate risk in Doha
Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar · 1.5M people in the urban area
What threatens Doha most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Qatar
Doha had 159 days over 35 °C in 2025.
Dammam: 148 days.
Doha's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Doha's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Dammam (Saudi Arabia).
+1.6°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.8°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.3°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+15%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Doha would stay nearest its own climate today.
Its own climate today is 3.3 σ away. How close the match is: 6.2 σ to the climate of Dammam today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Doha stands out
44.6°C
Hottest day of 2025
Dammam: 43.1°C.
Higher than in 95% of the world's 630 large cities
249 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Dammam: 232 days.
Higher than in 82% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Doha
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Doha | Among large cities | In Qatar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 159 days | Among large cities: above 97% | |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 249 days | Among large cities: above 82% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 44.6°C | Among large cities: above 95% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.1°C | Among large cities: above 55% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 1 day | Among large cities: above 7% | |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | 194 mm | Among large cities: above 26% | |
| Water stress | Extremely High (>80%) | Among large cities: above 70% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Doha on the live map
See the hottest days around Doha on the live map
44.6°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Doha
- Dammam · Saudi Arabia
- Dubai · United Arab Emirates
- Sharjah city · United Arab Emirates
- Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
Large cities in Qatar
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