Current Date And Time In Umm Salal, Qatar
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:25:18 AST
Capital: Umm Salal Mohammed
Currency: Qatari Riyal (QAR)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (AST)
Population: 91
Area: 317.90 km²
State Code: US
Planning business schedules or travel in Umm Salal, Qatar? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Umm Salal, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Umm Salal observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Umm Salal, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Qatar National Day on December 18) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Qatar's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Qatar's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Umm Salal and the rest of Qatar, not a separate Umm Salal-specific calendar.
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These are Qatar's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Qatar's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Qatar, including Umm Salal. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| 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 |
Public holiday schedules in Umm Salal combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Umm Salal observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Umm Salal, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Umm Salal's capital, Umm Salal Mohammed observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Umm Salal.