Current Time in Qatar
Qatar uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Qatar
It's 10:03 PM AST (UTC+03:00) in Qatar on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Qatar does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.
- Time zone
- Arabian Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Qatar
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 (AST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+3 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Doha
Ar Rayyān
Al Maţār al ‘Atīq
Al Manşūrah
How Qatar writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · ٢٥ نوفمبر ٢٠٢٦
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 م
- Week starts on
- Saturday
- Weekend: Friday and Saturday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ar-QA locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Qatar
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Qatar time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 8 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 11 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
Qatar at a glance
- Capital
- Doha
- Population
- 3,173,024
- Currency
- Qatari riyal (QAR)
Questions about time in Qatar
- What time is it in Qatar right now?
- When this page was generated it was 10:03 PM AST (UTC+03:00) in Qatar.
- How many time zones does Qatar have?
- Qatar uses one time zone, Arabian Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Qatar).
- Does Qatar observe daylight saving time?
- No. Qatar does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.