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Sunset Qatar

Sunrise and sunset in Qatar

Sunrise today: 5:05 h
Sunset today: 18:00 h
(Times for Doha)

The times of sunrise and sunset in Qatar are influenced by the country's moderate northern position in the hemisphere. Not as extreme as in the United States, but still noticeable. The days in summer are long and in winter short. With up to approximately 13:50 hours the longest days are in Juni. On the other hand the longest dark nights happen in winter (in the southern hemisphere it is the other way around). In Dezember a night in Doha last almost 14 hours.

Who wants to look at the sunrise in these days, has to wake up early. Sunrise in Doha starts already at 5:05 in the morning. The Sunset can currently be watched at about 18:00 Uhr in the early evening.


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Average length of daylight in Doha

Average length of daylight in Doha
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Sunrise and sunset in the most important cities of Qatar

Sunset QatarThe cities are ordered by their geographic position from east to west, so in an approximate direction of the sun course. Since the orbit of the sun is elliptical, sunrise or sunset never happen on a whole longitude at the same time. All data given for April 20th., localtime in Qatar

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Al-Wakrah05:05 am05:59 pm12:54 h
Umm Sa'id05:05 am05:59 pm12:54 h
Al Wukayr05:05 am05:59 pm12:54 h
Doha05:05 am06:00 pm12:55 h
Al-Khoor05:05 am06:00 pm12:56 h
Ar Rayyan05:05 am06:00 pm12:55 h
Umm Salal Muhammad05:05 am06:00 pm12:55 h
Fuwayrit05:05 am06:01 pm12:56 h
Al Ghuwayriyah05:05 am06:01 pm12:56 h
Ash Shahaniyah05:06 am06:01 pm12:55 h
Ar Ru’ays05:05 am06:02 pm12:56 h
Madinat ash Shamal05:05 am06:02 pm12:56 h
Al Jumayliyah05:06 am06:02 pm12:55 h
Umm Bab05:08 am06:02 pm12:55 h
Dukhan05:08 am06:03 pm12:55 h


Sunrise and sunset by month (Doha)

MonthSunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Januar06:19 am05:06 pm10:47 h
Februar06:07 am05:28 pm11:22 h
März05:41 am05:43 pm12:02 h
April05:10 am05:57 pm12:48 h
Mai04:47 am06:12 pm13:25 h
Juni04:42 am06:26 pm13:45 h
Juli04:51 am06:28 pm13:36 h
August05:06 am06:10 pm13:04 h
September05:18 am05:39 pm12:21 h
Oktober05:31 am05:08 pm11:37 h
November05:49 am04:47 pm10:57 h
Dezember06:10 am04:47 pm10:37 h

Where does the sun rise in Qatar?

The sun always rises in the east, everywhere and regardless of the country or continent. The easternmost city in Qatar is Al-Wakrah in the region of Al Wakrah. There, the sun rises at 5:05 am and sets at 5:59 pm these days. The latest sunset is currently experienced in the west in the city of Dukhan (Baladiyat ar Rayyan) at 6:03 pm.

International cities for comparison

CitySunriseSunsetHours of daylight
Berlin (Germany)05:55 am08:15 pm14:21 h
New York (USA)06:08 am07:41 pm13:32 h
Sydney (Australia)06:20 am05:28 pm11:08 h
Manila (Philippines)05:38 am06:11 pm12:34 h
Moscow (Russia)05:09 am07:47 pm14:38 h
Shanghai (China)05:19 am06:26 pm13:08 h
Helsinki (Finland)05:44 am08:53 pm15:08 h