Time in Saudi Arabia now
3:06PMUTC+3
UTC+3+8 h vs New York (you)Asia/Riyadh
No clock changes: Saudi Arabia stays on UTC+3 all year.
Time zone in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia uses a single time zone: UTC+3 all year. Every clock in the country shows the same time.
Riyadh lies at 46.7° east, where mean solar time is UTC+3:07 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 7 min of its clock time, so the sun is highest close to noon.
Daylight saving time in Saudi Arabia
No. Saudi Arabia stays on UTC+3 all year, and the tz database records no daylight saving time here at any point.
Clock history of Saudi Arabia
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+3:07 in Riyadh), which ended on March 14, 1947, when UTC+3 replaced it. The record shows no daylight saving time at any point. The table summarises the clocks of Saudi Arabia year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Asia/Riyadh.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 onward | UTC+3 all year | — |
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
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Time difference between Saudi Arabia and major cities
| City | Local time now | Saudi Arabia vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:06 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +8 h | +8 h | +7 h | none / 1 h |
| Los Angeles | 4:06 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +11 h | +11 h | +10 h | none / none |
| London | 12:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +3 h | +3 h | +2 h | 5 h / 6 h |
| Berlin | 1:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +2 h | +2 h | +1 h | 6 h / 7 h |
| Dubai | 4:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −1 h | −1 h | −1 h | 7 h / 7 h |
| New Delhi | 5:36 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −2 h 30 min | −2 h 30 min | −2 h 30 min | 5 h 30 min / 5 h 30 min |
| Singapore | 8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −5 h | −5 h | −5 h | 3 h / 3 h |
| Beijing | 8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −5 h | −5 h | −5 h | 3 h / 3 h |
| Tokyo | 9:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −6 h | −6 h | −6 h | 2 h / 2 h |
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Saudi Arabia’s office hours overlap yours today.
A 9-to-5 day in Saudi Arabia overlaps New York’s for 0 min in January (3:00 AM–3:00 AM Saudi Arabia time), 1 h in July. At 9:00 AM in Saudi Arabia it is 1:00 AM in New York.
A 9-to-5 day in Saudi Arabia overlaps London’s for 5 h in January (12:00 PM–5:00 PM Saudi Arabia time), 6 h in July. At 9:00 AM in Saudi Arabia it is 6:00 AM in London.
A 9-to-5 day in Saudi Arabia overlaps New Delhi’s for 5 h 30 min in January (9:00 AM–2:30 PM Saudi Arabia time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Saudi Arabia it is 11:30 AM in New Delhi.
Mind the working week: in CLDR, the locale data used by phones and computers, Saudi Arabia’s weekend is Friday and Saturday, so the working week runs Sunday to Thursday. With a Monday-to-Friday partner, that leaves 4 shared working days a week.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Riyadh and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates | 780 km | 4:06 PM UTC+4 | +1 h |
| Shiraz Iran | 790 km | 3:36 PM UTC+3:30 | +0 h 30 min |
| Beirut Lebanon | 1,490 km | 2:06 PM EET | −1 h |
| Cairo Egypt | 1,640 km | 2:06 PM EET | −1 h |
| Nicosia Cyprus | 1,730 km | 2:06 PM EET | −1 h |
| Khartoum North Sudan | 1,790 km | 2:06 PM CAT | −1 h |
Same clock as Saudi Arabia
These places keep exactly the same time as Saudi Arabia all year under the current rules (zones Africa/Nairobi, Asia/Amman, Asia/Baghdad, Asia/Damascus, Asia/Qatar and 6 more).
- IstanbulTR
- MoscowRU
- BaghdadIQ
- Dar es SalaamTZ
- Saint PetersburgRU
- JeddahSA
- NairobiKE
- RiyadhSA
- Addis AbabaET
- AnkaraTR
- BursaTR
- İzmirTR
Cities in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia at a glance
- CapitalRiyadh
- Population36,973,555
- Time zone IDAsia/Riyadh
- Standard timeUTC+3
- Daylight saving timenone
- Calling code+966