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What wetsuit do you need in Qatar?

The one suit that covers most of the swimming season, for 5 coastal cities in Qatar.

City Coldest Warmest One suit for the season
Doha 20.2°C Feb 34.7°C Aug nothing
Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin 20.3°C Feb 34.7°C Aug nothing
Dukhān 19.0°C Jan 34.6°C Aug nothing
Musay‘īd 20.1°C Jan 34.9°C Aug nothing
Madīnat ash Shamāl 19.7°C Jan 34.7°C Aug nothing

Thicknesses above are for swimming. Surfing the same water wants a step more — most of a session is spent sitting still in the wind rather than moving and immersed. Each city page gives both, along with when you need boots, gloves and a hood.

Boots below 14°C, gloves below 12°C, a hood below 10°C. Where the numbers come from