Doha uses Asia/Qatar — UTC+03:00 (+03) in standard time. It is located in Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Doha's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Doha uses UTC+03:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+03:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Doha is Asia/Qatar. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah
Currency: Qatari Riyal (QAR). Calling code: +974. Languages: Arabic.
Doha is the capital and largest city, and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population.
It is also Qatar's fastest growing city and over 80% of the nation's population live in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, which are known collectively as the Doha Metropolitan Area.
Doha was founded in the 1820s as an offshoot of Al Bidda. It was officially declared as the country's capital in 1971, when Qatar gained independence from being a British protectorate.
As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centers in the Middle East, Doha is ranked "Beta+" on the Globalization and World Cities Research Network scale of "integration into the world city network".
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Doha. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
344,939 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar.
Asia/Qatar · UTC+03:00 (+03).
No daylight saving time.
Qatari Riyal (QAR) · +974.
Al Rayyan, Al Wakrah, Riffa
Hamad International Airport (DOH) about 7.9 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 33.6°C and lows 23.6°C. Warmest month: July (average high 44.1°C); coolest month: February (average low 15.5°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Doha is the economic center of Qatar. The city is the headquarters of numerous domestic and international organizations, including the country's largest oil and gas companies, QatarEnergy and QatarEnergy LNG. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Baladiyat ad Dawhah · IANA zone: Asia/Qatar · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Doha. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Doha and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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