Doha vs Ad Dammam: which is sunnier?
🇶🇦 Qatar vs 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · 225 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Ad Dammam is the sunnier overall: about 3,439 hours of sunshine a year to Doha's 2,868. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 months.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Doha | Ad Dammam | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,868 | 3,439 |
| Sunniest month | May (96/100) | February (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 94/100 | 98/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 64/100 | 10/100 |
| Rain / year | 56 mm | 45 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Doha vs Ad Dammam month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doha | Ad Dammam | Doha | Ad Dammam | Doha | Ad Dammam | |
| January | 94 | 98 | 21° | 21° | 9 | 8 |
| February | 95 | 99 | 21° | 22° | 6 | 6 |
| March | 95 | 99 | 23° | 26° | 7 | 4 |
| April | 95 | 99 | 27° | 31° | 7 | 4 |
| May | 96 | 50 | 32° | 37° | 1 | 0 |
| June | 77 | 20 | 34° | 40° | 0 | 0 |
| July | 58 | 0 | 36° | 42° | 0 | 0 |
| August | 58 | 10 | 36° | 41° | 0 | 0 |
| September | 67 | 30 | 35° | 39° | 0 | 0 |
| October | 96 | 70 | 32° | 35° | 2 | 1 |
| November | 94 | 97 | 28° | 28° | 11 | 12 |
| December | 94 | 98 | 23° | 23° | 13 | 10 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Ad Dammam · Feb Ad Dammam · Mar Ad Dammam · Apr Ad Dammam · May Doha · Jun Doha · Jul Doha · Aug Doha · Sep Doha · Oct Doha · Nov Ad Dammam · Dec Ad Dammam.
When to pick which
- November–February: Ad Dammam (average score 98/100 vs 94). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 24°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Doha (average score 95/100 vs 83). Ad Dammam is the warmer, around 31°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
- June–August: Doha (average score 64/100 vs 10). Ad Dammam is the warmer, around 41°C daytime highs vs 35°C.
- September–October: Doha (average score 82/100 vs 50). Ad Dammam is the warmer, around 37°C daytime highs vs 34°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Doha weather by month · Ad Dammam weather by month · Best time to visit Saudi Arabia.
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