Al Maţār al ‘Atīq weather in July

In July, Al Maţār al ‘Atīq sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 31°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Al Maţār al ‘Atīq's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Maţār al ‘Atīq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
31°
12th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:56 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
10%
5th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month.

A typical July day in Al Maţār al ‘Atīq reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 31°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 38°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Al Maţār al ‘Atīq

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Al Maţār al ‘Atīq weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 15°112.210.68.3
Feb23° / 15°111.611.18.9
Mar26° / 18°12211.88.4
Apr32° / 22°40.812.65.5
May37° / 27°00.113.22.2
Jun39° / 29°0013.50.4
Jul40° / 31°00.113.40.0
Aug40° / 31°0012.90.1
Sep38° / 29°0012.21.3
Oct35° / 25°10.111.43.8
Nov29° / 21°71.210.87.4
Dec24° / 17°141.910.58.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 92% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Al Maţār al ‘Atīq gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 16 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 5:04 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.64:506:24
213.54:516:24
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413.54:526:24
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 7.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Al Maţār al ‘Atīq

In seasonPeak

In July, Al Maţār al ‘Atīq sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Al Maţār al ‘Atīq sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Al Maţār al ‘Atīq sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Cyclone
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Is July a good time to visit Al Maţār al ‘Atīq?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Maţār al ‘Atīq.

What to pack for Al Maţār al ‘Atīq in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Al Maţār al ‘Atīq sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 31°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Maţār al ‘Atīq in July

The nearest coast averages about 33°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Feb 27 to Jan 20 — about 10.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb19Cool
Mar21Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May28Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Al Maţār al ‘Atīq in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Maţār al ‘Atīq peaks around August 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highHighModerateAug 11UV 9Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Al Maţār al ‘Atīq in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Al Maţār al ‘Atīq is worst in July — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 28 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2272 µg/m³Nov 2228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr53Poor
May58Unhealthy
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Maţār al ‘Atīq?

Al Maţār al ‘Atīq sits at 25.3°N, 51.6°E, 16 m above sea level, in Qatar. The nearest listed city is Al Hilāl ash Sharqīyah, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Al Maţār al ‘Atīq

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Al Maţār al ‘Atīq.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Maţār al ‘Atīq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m.

The land around Al Maţār al ‘Atīq is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, water (38%), artificial surfaces (36%) and bare terrain (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (50%) and water (46%) within 80 km.

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July weather nearby: Al Hilāl ash Sharqīyah 1.0 km · Ath Thumāmah Sab‘ah wa Arba‘ūn 2.0 km · An Najmah 2.0 km · Nu‘ayjah 2.0 km · Ath Thumāmah Sittah wa Arba‘ūn 2.0 km · Al Hilāl al Gharbīyah 3.0 km · Al Manşūrah 3.0 km · Al Ghānim 4.0 km

Qatar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / F / G / L
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 56% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$72,525
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 469
Religion
Muslim 65%Hindu 16%Christian 14%Buddhist 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Al Maţār al ‘Atīq (25.2514°, 51.5557°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).