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Destination

Qatar

Asia · Doha

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When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Air⌀ 28 °C
18
19
22
26
32
35
36
36
34
31
26
21
Sea⌀ 27 °C
20
20
22
25
29
32
33
35
34
31
27
22
Rainfall⌀ 6 mm
34
3
6
10
0
0
4
0
0
1
5
13
Wind⌀ 7 м/с
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
Daylight⌀ 12 h
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
Tourism: 2.1M international tourists a year▼ −25% over 5 yearsmoderate
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

UNESCO sites

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UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

  • Al Zubarah Archaeological Site
    2013Cultural
    Al Zubarah Archaeological Site©

    Zubarah, also referred to as Al Zubarah or Az Zubarah, is a ruined, ancient town located on the northwestern coast of the Qatar peninsula in the Al Shamal municipality, about 65 miles or 105 kilometres from the capital Doha. It was founded by the Bani Utbah tribal confederation who migrated from Kuwait in the mid-eighteenth century. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.

Trafficright-hand

Local norms

DressModest dress in public; shoulders and knees covered.Conservative
AlcoholOnly in licensed hotels; almost no retail sale.Very limited

Health

Yellow fevercert. if from risk countries
Malariano risk
Tap watersafely managed water: 95%bottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTyphoid

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinewidely online98%
Mobile datamoderate$2.4/GB
eSIM: SupportedRestricted: WhatsApp/FaceTime calls
Apps that work

Ride-hailing: Careem, Uber

Prices

Food
Healthy dietQAR 7.41/day
Fuel
GasolineQAR 2/L
DieselQAR 2.05/L

About the country

Capital
Doha
Continent
Asia
Population
2,781,677
Area
11,437 km²
Currency
Rial · QAR
Time zone
15:43UTC+3
Sockets
DG

240 V · 50 Hz

Emergency
999all services
Calling code
+974
Languages
Arabic, Spanish
Borders
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia