Business Days in March 2025 for Qatar
March 2025 has 19 working days under the Qatari public holiday calendar. March 2025 contains 2 Qatari public holidays on weekdays. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 10 are Friday and Saturday. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of working days in Qatar.
working days
19
Calendar Days
31
Weekend Days
10
public holidays
2
Work Weeks
3.8
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 wknd | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 wknd | 8 wknd | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 wknd | 15 wknd | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 wknd | 22 wknd | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Eid al-Fitr (eve, 28 Ramadan) | 29 Eid al-Fitr (eve, 29 Ramadan) | 30 Eid al-Fitr (day 1) |
31 Eid al-Fitr (day 2) |
public holidays in March 2025
Qatar March deadlines
GTA monthly tax returns for February are due late March. Eid al-Fitr typically falls in late March or April (lunar calendar). Q1 audit fieldwork begins for December year-end companies. The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority semiannual review.
Day-of-Week Distribution
The count of each weekday in March 2025. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific day of the week landing in-month.
| Day | Count |
|---|---|
| Monday | 5 |
| Tuesday | 4 |
| Wednesday | 4 |
| Thursday | 4 |
| Friday | 4 |
| Saturday | 5 |
| Sunday | 5 |
Qatar reporting cycles and business-day rules
Qatari business-day cycles align with GTA (General Tax Authority) monthly tax returns (within 30 days of period end for most regimes) and annual corporate income tax filings four months after year-end. The Qatar Central Bank operates the Qatar Payment System as the wholesale RTGS system on bank business days. The workweek is Sunday through Thursday; weekend is Friday-Saturday. QFC (Qatar Financial Centre) operates under an independent commercial-law regime. QFMA (Qatar Financial Markets Authority) regulates listed-entity disclosures. Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) trades Sunday through Thursday.
March 2025 working days compared by country
Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts Qatar alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for March 2025.
| Country | Business Days | Holidays this month |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | 21 | None |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 21 | None |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 21 | None |
| 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | None |
| 🇮🇳India | 19 | Holi, Eid ul-Fitr |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | 20 | Eid'l Fitr |
| 🇫🇷France | 21 | None |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 21 | None |
| 🇯🇵Japan | 20 | Vernal Equinox Day |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | 20 | Natalicio de Benito Juárez |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | 20 | Hari Raya Puasa (observed) |
How March 2025 compares year over year
March 2024 had 21 working days, so March 2025 has 2 fewer working days year over year. On the surrounding months, February 2025 has 19 working days and April 2025 has 20. Looking forward, March 2026 has 18 working days under the same Qatari public holiday calendar.
Using this calculator in Qatar
A Doha treasury operator uses the 19-day March 2025 count to align Qatar Central Bank Qatar Payment System settlement with GTA (General Tax Authority) monthly deadlines. A QFC (Qatar Financial Centre) corporate counsel uses business-day math to track QFC Companies Regulations annual-return windows and QFMA listed-entity disclosure cycles. A Doha trading firm uses working-day counts to align Qatar Investment Authority reporting and Qatar Stock Exchange settlement on the Sunday-Thursday cycle.
For informational purposes only
This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.