🔥 Record Heat Hits Al Ain While Doha Stays Cooler at 42°C ☀️🌴

 

While the ancient oasis town of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates was boiling over with a record-breaking 🔥 51.6°C on Saturday, 🌆 Doha managed to keep its cool — relatively speaking — at 🌡️ 42°C.

 illustration by Canva AI

🌴 Al Ain, famous for its lush palm groves and rugged 🏞️ Hajar Mountains, is typically a place to escape the heat. Locals often head for the hills to cool down in higher altitudes like Jebel Hafeet. But this kind of scorching temperature is out of the ordinary for May — a real wake-up call for what summer may bring.

Meanwhile, in Doha, though the mercury rose, the heat didn’t quite hit the roof. The 9-degree difference between the two cities shows how heatwaves can strike differently across the region, even within the same desert climate.

أعلى درجة حرارة سجلت على الدولة هذا اليوم 51.6 درجة مئوية في سويحان (العين) الساعة 13:45 بالتوقيت المحلي لدولة الإمارات
The highest temperature recorded over the country today is 51.6°C in Sweihan (Al Ain) at 13:45 UAE Local time. pic.twitter.com/qA70JZSaId

— المركز الوطني للأرصاد (@ncmuae) May 24, 2025