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Ar Rayyān weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Average temperatures in Ar Rayyān follow a clear seasonal rhythm, rising and falling by 17.6°C over the course of the year. Rain is a rare event here. Ar Rayyān weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+5.5°Chigh well above average

40° / 28°Today
35° / 25°Average
see today in detail →

How it's changed

+1.6°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49224days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 214 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 214 in the 1940s+1.6°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 12 mmhigh 21°low 14°February, rain 10 mmhigh 22°low 14°March, rain 13 mmhigh 26°low 17°April, rain 5 mmhigh 31°low 21°May, rain 1 mmhigh 36°low 26°June, rain 0 mmhigh 39°low 28°July, rain 0 mmhigh 40°low 30°August, rain 0 mmhigh 40°low 30°September, rain 0 mmhigh 38°low 28°October, rain 1 mmhigh 34°low 25°November, rain 5 mmhigh 28°low 21°December, rain 14 mmhigh 23°low 16°wettest month December, 14 mm · 62 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Clear

Right now

34.9°

37°feels like
42%humidity
20°dew point
12 km/hfrom E
UV index0.0
sunrise05:31sunset17:10day length11h 39m
TodayOvercast40°28°
TueOvercast38°30°
WedOvercast37°29°
ThuClear39°28°
FriClear40°27°
SatClear40°28°
SunClear40°28°

On this date: October 12

Today (forecast)
40° / 28°
Average for October 12
35° / 25°

High well above average · +5.5°C

  • Record high: 37.9° · 2010
  • Record low: 21.4° · 1983
  • One year ago: 32° / 26°

Every October 12 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 12 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Ar Rayyān is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 25.29°N, 51.42°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
25.29°N, 51.42°E
Time zone
Asia/Qatar
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +2.4°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The year peaks in August, at around 39.8°C by mid-afternoon, with nights around 29.8°C. On about 250 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 21.0°C and overnight lows sit around 13.8°C. Freezing temperatures almost never occur.

The annual total in Ar Rayyān is just 62 mm or so, with December the most likely month to see any of it.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Ar Rayyān has climbed 1.6°C from the first ten years to the last ten. The year-by-year charts below trace that shift in detail.

Climate graph (climograph)

August is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 18°C. Wettest month: December (~14 mm). Whole year averages ~62 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Ar Rayyān month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January21.0°13.8°12 mm10.6 h29.6° (1953)4.7° (1992)
February22.4°14.4°10 mm11.1 h33.6° (2002)7.4° (1968)
March26.0°17.2°13 mm11.8 h38.0° (1984)8.7° (1992)
April31.0°21.3°5 mm12.6 h39.8° (1949)12.0° (1967)
May36.4°25.9°1 mm13.2 h43.5° (2009)19.0° (1967)
June38.8°28.1°0 mm13.6 h46.0° (2008)21.7° (1940)
July39.8°29.7°0 mm13.4 h47.6° (2010)23.8° (1991)
August39.8°29.8°0 mm12.9 h44.8° (2009)23.6° (1968)
September37.8°27.6°0 mm12.1 h44.0° (2008)21.5° (1971)
October34.1°24.5°1 mm11.4 h40.6° (2019)17.0° (1975)
November28.4°20.6°5 mm10.7 h36.3° (2006)13.7° (1974)
December23.2°16.1°14 mm10.4 h30.0° (2020)5.8° (1963)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.6°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.20°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Jun–Aug is warming fastest: +0.23°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 213.6 early in the record → 223.8 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 2010, all-time low in 1992: 47.6°C / 4.7°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~62 mm/year on average. Last decade: +6% vs that average. Long-term trend: 0 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Ar Rayyān

Which is the warmest month in Ar Rayyān?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Ar Rayyān is August (mean daily temperature of about 34.9°C) and the coolest is January (about 17.3°C).
How does today's temperature in Ar Rayyān compare to the historical average?
On October 12, 2026, Ar Rayyān is forecast to reach a high of 40.4°C and a low of 27.9°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 34.9°C and a low of 25.1°C, so today's high is 5.5°C warmer than that average.
How much has Ar Rayyān warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Ar Rayyān is about 1.6°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Ar Rayyān?
Ar Rayyān receives about 62 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with December typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Ar Rayyān?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Ar Rayyān is about 27.1°C. The warmest month is August and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Ar Rayyān by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Ar Rayyān (°C, full record since 1940): January 21°/14°, February 22°/14°, March 26°/17°, April 31°/21°, May 36°/26°, June 39°/28°, July 40°/30°, August 40°/30°, September 38°/28°, October 34°/25°, November 28°/21°, December 23°/16°.
What is the weather like in Ar Rayyān in summer?
In summer, June through August, Ar Rayyān is dry and really hot. Daytime highs sit at 39–40°C and nights at 28–30°C; July is the warmest month. Almost no rain.
What is the weather like in Ar Rayyān in winter?
Winter in Ar Rayyān (December to February) is dry and pleasantly warm. Afternoons run 21–23°C and nights 14–16°C; January is the coldest month. About 12 mm of rain a month.
What is the weather like in Ar Rayyān in spring?
March to May is spring in Ar Rayyān, and it is dry and hot. It warms from 26°C by day and 17°C at night in March to 36°C and 26°C in May. Almost no rain.
What is the weather like in Ar Rayyān in autumn?
In autumn, September through November, Ar Rayyān is dry and hot. September is still 38°C by day and 28°C at night; by November it is down to 28°C and 21°C. Hardly any rain falls.

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