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fair match
Doha, Qatar and Djibouti, Djibouti are a fair climate match — 1,760 km (1,094 mi) apart. Doha is Köppen zone BWh; Djibouti is BWh.
See Doha on the interactive map →Doha and Djibouti both sit in the hot desert (BWh) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. They sit only about 1,760 km (1,094 mi) apart — a short hop on the atlas for a climate match this close.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Doha and Djibouti. January means differ by 6°C (Djibouti warmer); July within half a degree. Monthly rainfall stays within 2 mm in both January and July.
Sunshine stays close: Djibouti at 10.3 h/day on average versus 10.7 h/day in Doha (January 10.7 h / 9.5 h, July 9.9 h / 11.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 20 µg/m³ in Djibouti vs 36 in Doha (lower by 16 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Djibouti runs about 9°C higher in January (20°C vs 11°C), so the air feels muggier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Djibouti, Djibouti is the closest distant match for Doha, Qatar — scored fair, about 1,760 km (1,094 mi) away.
Doha and Djibouti are separated by roughly 1,760 km (1,094 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
Yes — both are hot desert (BWh).
Doha has a hot desert climate (BWh). January averages a high of 22°C and a low of 14°C with 12 mm of rain; July averages 42°C / 30°C and 0 mm.
Doha averages about 9.5 hours of sunshine a day in January and 11.9 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 26.2 µg/m³ (US AQI 82); July averages 46.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 151).
Other close climate matches for Doha: Jeddah (fair), Las Vegas (loose), Phoenix (loose).
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