Umm Şalāl Muḩammad
City in Qatar: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Aerial view of Umm Salal municipality in Qatar: Random Aviation @ YouTube, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Umm Şalāl Muḩammad is a city in Qatar, in Umm Salal. About 29,391 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Qatar in our atlas.
It lies at 25.42° N, 51.41° E, about 25 m (82 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Qatar time zone.
Location
Red dot: Umm Şalāl Muḩammad. Green dots: other major cities of Qatar. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Umm Şalāl Muḩammad has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 42°C (108°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (56°F). Around 41 mm (2 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in QatarNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 289523 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3298627 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aerial view of Umm Salal municipality in Qatar: Random Aviation @ YouTube, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
