Current time in Doha
Live local time, date and time zone information for Doha, Qatar.
Current time in Doha
17:12:22
Asia/Qatar · UTC+03:00
Time zone in Doha
Doha is in Qatar and uses the Asia/Qatar time zone. Doha does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Doha
Sun and clock in Doha
Doha lies about 7° east of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs ahead of the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon arrives at 11:34 in standard time, and first light comes earlier in the morning than the clock alone would suggest.
Daylight through the year in Doha
At 25.3°N latitude, Doha sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 13 h 43 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 34 m, a swing of about 3 h 9 m between midsummer and midwinter.
The seasons here are clear but moderate: 3 h 9 m separates the longest day from the shortest.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Doha at about 04:44 and sets at about 18:27; on the December solstice it rises at about 06:15 and sets at about 16:48.
When the clocks change in Doha
Doha does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+03:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Doha a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Doha moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Doha from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Doha corresponds to 06:00–14:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 06:00–14:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York overlaps for only 1 hours, from 16:00 to 17:00 Doha time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- London’s working day overlaps with Doha’s for 6 hours, from 11:00 to 17:00 Doha time.
- Tokyo overlaps for only 2 hours, from 09:00 to 11:00 Doha time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Doha is currently on UTC+03:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Doha compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Doha is the only place in this directory on Asia/Qatar; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Abu Dhabi, about 300 km away on Asia/Dubai, currently 1 h ahead of Doha.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 25.29°N, 51.53°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Doha in?
Doha uses the Asia/Qatar time zone — Arabian Standard Time, UTC+03:00.
Does Doha use daylight saving time?
Doha does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Doha?
The standard offset is UTC+03:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Doha and my location?
The section above compares Doha with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.