Time difference Qatar
UTC/GMT +3, in the AST (Arabia Standard) zone. Doha is at +2 when Paris is on summer time. When Paris is on winter time, Doha is at +1.
Opening hours Qatar
To see / To do Qatar
Museums are generally open every day except Friday mornings, the time of prayer that corresponds to Sunday mornings for Catholics. In any case, opening times are clearly announced on museum websites. Doha's amusement parks tend to open in the afternoon until late evening. The Al Riwaq Museum is only open when a major international exhibition is on (Jeff Koons in 2022, for example). The Souq Waqif is busiest in the morning, then from 4pm in the afternoon. Don't go there before then, as everything will be closed and sleepy. Beaches and swimming pools are open from early morning until early evening.
Enjoying yourself Qatar
As most restaurants are located in hotels, they enjoy a wide range of opening hours, and even continuous service when located by the pool or on the beach, for example. Dinner service can be late, as Middle Easterners like to go out late when the cool of the night is pleasant.
The Souq Waqif is home to a number of restaurants that are open very late at night, which comes in handy when you arrive in Doha hungry after a plane journey. At weekends, the malls and their food courts have long opening hours to satisfy the stomachs of night-time shoppers.
Take a break Qatar
Cafés, often located in hotels, also have long opening hours. They open early in the morning and usually close before dinner.
(To) please yourself Qatar
The malls, where the so-called modern stores are concentrated, are generally open every day from 10am until 10pm, with some extending hours on Fridays and Saturdays. The Souq Waqif opens its small stores at around 4 p.m. until late at night, often 10 p.m. too.
Get out Qatar
There are very few clubs or discos as such - Doha isn't Dubai! Opening hours vary, but generally people go out after 10pm, and all nightclubs close at 2am.
