Time in Qatar 🇶🇦
The current local time in Qatar is anchored on Doha (Asia/Qatar, UTC +03:00 · GMT+3).
Doha local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+3
Qatar at a glance
- Capital
- Doha
- ISO codes
- QA · QAT
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 1
- Dialing code
- +974
- Currency
- Qatari Riyal (QAR)
- Work week
- Sunday to Thursday
- Weekend
- Friday and Saturday
- Drives on the
- Right
Time zones in Qatar
All of Qatar keeps the same clock, UTC +03:00, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Qatar · Doha | UTC +03:00 | — | None |
Doha vs. major cities
How far Doha is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Doha, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Doha | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Delhi · India | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Beijing · China | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Doha time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Doha
Since 1970, Doha has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, none of them with daylight saving time. Since 1972 it has stayed on UTC +03:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Doha stays on UTC +03:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (2 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1971 | UTC +04:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1972–2026 | UTC +03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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