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Pearl Monument, Doha
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| Quick facts about Qatar |
| Country code: QA | | Zone: Middle East | | Country local name: Dawlat Qatar | | Demonym: Qatari | | Official languages: Arabic | | Driving on the right side of the road | | Currency: QAR (Qatari Rial) | | Internet TLD: .qa | | Calling code: +974 | | Time zone: AST (UTC+3) - Summer (DST) (not observed) (UTC+3) | | Population: 841.000 | | Capital: Doha ( ad-Dawhah ) | | Biggest city: Doha ( ad-Dawhah ) |
| Borders: Saudi Arabia |
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Qatar has an arid climate with hot days and almost non-existend rainfall (averaging 80mm a year) falling only in winter.
Summers are very hot by day, and warm at night, temperatures often hitting 40°C or above. Winters are only slightly cooler by day, but can be cold at night, oftenly sandstorms strike this period.
When to go
November and March are the best months. Weather is fine, not too hot, short showers might hit in the evening.
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