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Qatar - Other Areas

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Dubai - Main Areas

• Creek Tours

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General Information » Facts & Figures » Local Time

Qatar local time is three hours ahead of UCT (Universal Coordinated Time – formerly known as GMT). It is fixed across the country and there is no summer time saving. So when it is 12:00 in Doha, it is 13:00 in the UAE, 09:00 in London, 04:00 in New York, 18:00 in Tokyo, and 14:30 in New Delhi (not allowing for any daylight saving in those countries).







This excerpt was taken from

Qatar Explorer
Series: Complete Residents Guides