Current Date And Time In Ar Rayyan, Qatar
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
04:23:59 AST
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Ar Rayyan. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Ar Rayyan.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Ar Rayyan align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Qatar National Day on December 18) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Ar Rayyan.
This is Qatar's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Qatar's country-level and Baladiyat ar Rayyan holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Ar Rayyan as anywhere else in Qatar.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Qatar's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Qatar's country and Baladiyat ar Rayyan holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Ar Rayyan just as everywhere else in Qatar.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar National Day | December 18 | National Public Holiday | Full Official Closure (Mandatory Paid Public Holiday) | www.gov.qa |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Qatar National Day | Fri, Dec 18, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Businesses in Ar Rayyan generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Qatar: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Ar Rayyan's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Qatar declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 272,465 and running on the Asia/Qatar time zone, Ar Rayyan follows Qatar's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.