What is the time difference between Dubai and Doha?

Doha is 1 hour behind Dubai. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Doha from Dubai?

Between 10:00–18:00 in Dubai, which is 09:00–17:00 in Doha. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?

No. Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Doha observe daylight saving time?

No. Doha stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Dubai, what time is it in Doha?

It is 11:00 in Doha, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Dubai and Doha use?

Dubai uses Asia/Dubai, currently UTC+4 (GST), and Doha uses Asia/Qatar, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Dubai time to Doha time

Doha is 1 hour behind Dubai right now, so midday in Dubai lands in the morning in Doha.

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The converter needs JavaScript to run. Everything below — offsets, daylight saving dates and the hour-by-hour table — is part of the page and works without it.

Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Dubai, across for Doha.

Dubai	Doha
00:00	23:00previous day
01:00	00:00
02:00	01:00
03:00	02:00
04:00	03:00
05:00	04:00
06:00	05:00
07:00	06:00
08:00	07:00
09:00	08:00
10:00	09:00
11:00	10:00
12:00	11:00
13:00	12:00
14:00	13:00
15:00	14:00
16:00	15:00
17:00	16:00
18:00	17:00
19:00	18:00
20:00	19:00
21:00	20:00
22:00	21:00
23:00	22:00

Daylight saving time

Neither Dubai nor Doha changes its clocks, so the difference between them is the same every day of the year.

Dubai

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+4

Doha

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+3

When you can actually talk

You have 8 hours of shared working time: 10:00–18:00 in Dubai, which is 09:00–17:00 in Doha.

Dubai 10:00–18:00Doha 09:00–17:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Dubai	Doha
IANA zone	Asia/Dubai	Asia/Qatar
Abbreviation	GST	UTC+3
Standard offset	UTC+4	UTC+3
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	United Arab Emirates	Qatar

Example, not the current time. Live times appear once the page loads.

Common questions

What is the time difference between Dubai and Doha?: Doha is 1 hour behind Dubai. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Doha from Dubai?: Between 10:00–18:00 in Dubai, which is 09:00–17:00 in Doha. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Dubai observe daylight saving time?: No. Dubai stays on UTC+4 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Doha observe daylight saving time?: No. Doha stays on UTC+3 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Dubai, what time is it in Doha?: It is 11:00 in Doha, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Dubai and Doha use?: Dubai uses Asia/Dubai, currently UTC+4 (GST), and Doha uses Asia/Qatar, currently UTC+3. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.