Umm Ghuwaylīnah weather in April

In April, Umm Ghuwaylīnah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Umm Ghuwaylīnah's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umm Ghuwaylīnah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
6th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:18 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
29%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical April day in Umm Ghuwaylīnah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Umm Ghuwaylīnah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 24 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
24
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Umm Ghuwaylīnah weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°122.410.68.4
Feb24° / 14°121.811.18.9
Mar28° / 17°132.211.87.6
Apr34° / 21°40.812.64.0
May40° / 26°00.113.20.6
Jun42° / 28°0013.60.0
Jul43° / 30°0013.40.0
Aug43° / 30°0012.90.0
Sep40° / 27°00.112.20.3
Oct36° / 23°10.311.42.9
Nov29° / 19°101.410.87.0
Dec24° / 15°151.910.48.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Umm Ghuwaylīnah gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16423112
26324112
36424111
46424111
56324121
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Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
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516light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:33 AM to 5:05 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:335:47
212.35:325:47
312.35:315:48
412.35:305:48
512.35:295:49
612.45:285:49
712.45:275:49
812.45:265:50
912.45:255:50
1012.55:245:51
1112.55:235:51
1212.55:225:52
1312.55:215:52
1412.65:205:53
1512.65:195:53
1612.65:185:54
1712.65:175:54
1812.65:165:55
1912.75:155:55
2012.75:145:56
2112.75:135:56
2212.75:125:57
2312.85:115:57
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2512.85:095:58
2612.85:085:59
2712.95:075:59
2812.95:076:00
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3012.95:056:01

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 7.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 7.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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307.4Intense
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Umm Ghuwaylīnah

In seasonPeak

In April, Umm Ghuwaylīnah sits inside its cyclone and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Umm Ghuwaylīnah sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Umm Ghuwaylīnah sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Cyclone
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Is April a good time to visit Umm Ghuwaylīnah?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Umm Ghuwaylīnah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Umm Ghuwaylīnah in April

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

In April, Umm Ghuwaylīnah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Umm Ghuwaylīnah in April

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 42 km away) is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 11 to Dec 30 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May28Warm
Jun31Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Umm Ghuwaylīnah in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Umm Ghuwaylīnah peaks around July 13 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 highHighVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 9Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Umm Ghuwaylīnah in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Umm Ghuwaylīnah is worst in July — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 43 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2174 µg/m³Nov 1843 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul75Unhealthy
Aug71Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct52Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Umm Ghuwaylīnah?

Umm Ghuwaylīnah sits at 25.6°N, 51.1°E, 34 m above sea level, in Qatar. The nearest listed city is Al Shahaniyah, 25 km away.

Al ShahaniyahUmm Şalāl MuḩammadAz̧ Z̧a‘āyinAl KhorLusailDukhanUmm LakhbāAr Rayyān

Topography around Umm Ghuwaylīnah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Umm Ghuwaylīnah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umm Ghuwaylīnah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 37 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 126 m.

The land around Umm Ghuwaylīnah is covered by bare terrain (97%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and bare terrain (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
126 m
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April weather nearby: Al Shahaniyah 25 km · Umm Şalāl Muḩammad 32 km · Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin 33 km · Al Khor 37 km · Lusail 41 km · Dukhan 41 km · Umm Lakhbā 42 km · Ar Rayyān 43 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 Umm Ghuwaylīnah (25.5872°, 51.1499°, elevation 34 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).