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Solar data for Qatar
Across the 10 places in Qatar the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 21° in Lusail to 22° in Doha, and flat ground gets 5.3 to 5.5 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Qatar at a glance
Averages over 10 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 5.29–5.32
- 5.32–5.36
- 5.36–5.39
- 5.39–5.42
- 5.42–5.46
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Qatar is Umm Ghuwaylīnah (Al-Shahaniya) with 5.46 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin with 5.29. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,598 kWh a year in Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin to 1,656 kWh in Umm Ghuwaylīnah — 1,627 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 21° in Lusail to 22° in Doha. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 45° on average: at 70° that month brings 2.40 kWh per kWp a day in Al Wakrah and 2.43 kWh in Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Qatar
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umm Ghuwaylīnah | Al-Shahaniya | 5.46 | 1,656 | 22° |
| 2 | Al Wakrah | Al Wakrah | 5.44 | 1,649 | 22° |
| 3 | Mu‘aydhir Rawḑat Rāshid | Baladiyat ar Rayyan | 5.43 | 1,645 | 22° |
| 4 | Ar Rayyān | Baladiyat ar Rayyan | 5.41 | 1,635 | 22° |
| 5 | Nu‘ayjah | Baladiyat ad Dawhah | 5.39 | 1,632 | 22° |
| 6 | Doha | Baladiyat ad Dawhah | 5.38 | 1,626 | 22° |
| 7 | Umm Şalāl Muḩammad | Umm Salal | 5.36 | 1,621 | 22° |
| 8 | Lusail | Al Daayen | 5.31 | 1,604 | 21° |
| 9 | Al Khawr | Al Khor | 5.30 | 1,603 | 22° |
| 10 | Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin | Al Daayen | 5.29 | 1,598 | 21° |
Solar by region in Qatar
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shahaniya | 1 | 5.46 | 1,656 | 22° | 2.43 kWh | Umm Ghuwaylīnah |
| Al Wakrah | 1 | 5.44 | 1,649 | 22° | 2.40 kWh | Al Wakrah |
| Baladiyat ar Rayyan | 2 | 5.42 | 1,640 | 22° | 2.42 kWh | Mu‘aydhir Rawḑat Rāshid |
| Baladiyat ad Dawhah | 2 | 5.39 | 1,629 | 22° | 2.41 kWh | Nu‘ayjah |
| Umm Salal | 1 | 5.36 | 1,621 | 22° | 2.43 kWh | Umm Şalāl Muḩammad |
| Al Daayen | 2 | 5.30 | 1,601 | 21° | 2.43 kWh | Lusail |
| Al Khor | 1 | 5.30 | 1,603 | 22° | 2.42 kWh | Al Khawr |
Largest places in Qatar at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doha | 25.3° N | 22° | 44° | 5.38 |
| Ar Rayyān | 25.3° N | 22° | 44° | 5.41 |
| Lusail | 25.4° N | 21° | 46° | 5.31 |
| Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin | 25.6° N | 21° | 47° | 5.29 |
| Umm Ghuwaylīnah | 25.6° N | 22° | 43° | 5.46 |
| Umm Şalāl Muḩammad | 25.4° N | 22° | 45° | 5.36 |
| Mu‘aydhir Rawḑat Rāshid | 25.3° N | 22° | 43° | 5.43 |
| Al Wakrah | 25.2° N | 22° | 43° | 5.44 |
| Nu‘ayjah | 25.2° N | 22° | 44° | 5.39 |
| Al Khawr | 25.7° N | 22° | 47° | 5.30 |
Daylight and clock time in Qatar
In Al Khawr (25.7° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 13 h 45 min and the shortest 10 h 32 min; in Al Wakrah (25.2° N), the southernmost, 13 h 42 min and 10 h 34 min. Qatar does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia/Qatar | 10 | UTC+3 | no daylight saving time |