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Qatar at a glance

The atlas follows 180 places here month by month, with 1 mountains and 1 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are February, March and December.

Qatar's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+12732%24k in 1950 → 3.12M in 2025 → 4.16M in 2050
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Qatar · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$128,9002025 · 5/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy82.52024 · 27/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities99 %2025 · 13/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet98 %2024 · 11/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.722024 · 123/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover0 %2024 · 201/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Qatar

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Qatar

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

8 regions

Qatar from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Qatar
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Dohabest Jan–Feb · Dec61Doha
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Ar Rayyānbest Jan–Feb · Dec57Ar Rayyān
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Al Wakrahbest Jan–Mar64Al Wakrah
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Al Khorbest Jan–Mar68Al Khor
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Mesaieedbest Feb–Mar · Dec61Mesaieed
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Dukhanbest Feb–Mar · Dec72Dukhan
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Ar Ru'aysbest Jan–Mar71Ar Ru'ays
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Umm Salal Mohammedbest Jan–Feb · Dec60Umm Salal Mohammed
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Umm Babbest Feb–Mar · Dec68Umm Bab
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Nu`ayjahbest Jan–Feb · Dec60Nu`ayjah
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Fuwayritbest Feb–Mar · Dec65Fuwayrit
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Al Jumaylīyahbest Jan–Feb · Dec56Al Jumaylīyah
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Al-ʽArishbest Jan–Mar74Al-ʽArish

Nature in Qatar

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Qatar

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Qatar

1 monuments and 8 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Qatar

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Qatar

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Qatar

2 large airports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsG240 V
Emergency112Calling code +974
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyQatari RiyalQAR
LanguagesArabic
Local time16:31Doha