Current time in Doha, Qatar
The current local time in Doha is shown below. Doha observes AST.
Daylight saving time
Doha does not observe daylight saving time. The local offset is fixed year-round.
Sunrise & sunset today
Timezone facts
- Timezone
- Asia/Qatar
- Standard abbreviation
- AST
- Observes daylight saving
- No
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
Doha in context
Doha sits on the central east coast of Qatar's small peninsula in the Persian Gulf, the capital and largest city of the country with around 660,000 residents in the municipality and a wider metropolitan area of about 2.4 million. The geography is dominated by the artificial palm-frond and crescent island developments along the waterfront, with a striking modern skyline that has emerged through rapid construction since the early 2000s, largely funded by natural gas revenues.
Timezone history of Doha
Doha uses Arabian Standard Time at UTC+3 year-round with no daylight saving. The offset is shared with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq, putting Qatar in close timezone alignment with the immediate Gulf neighbours but an hour behind the UAE and Oman to the east. The fixed offset and the lack of seasonal changes simplifies the scheduling of LNG cargoes and the substantial financial-services sector.
Working hours in Doha
Doha's working week runs Sunday to Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend (Qatar did not move to the Monday-Friday schedule that the UAE adopted in 2022). Government offices run 07:00 to 14:00, while private sector hours typically span 08:30 to 17:30 with a one-hour lunch break. The 2022 FIFA World Cup left significant infrastructure investment and a continuing focus on international sporting events. Ramadan working hours are shortened by federal regulation.