Arabian Standard Time (Riyadh)
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Time in Saudi Arabia right now
Saudi Arabia keeps one clock all year: Arabian Standard Time (Riyadh), UTC+3. Clocks do not change for daylight saving time.
Live clock for Saudi Arabia
Local times come from your browser's IANA time zone data.
Saudi Arabia time zone at a glance
| Zone | January | July | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian Standard Time (Riyadh) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | UTC+3 (GMT+3) | No |
City clocks in Saudi Arabia:
Sunrise and sunset in Saudi Arabia through the year
Typical times at each zone's reference point, in that zone's local clock. Year-to-year drift is under a couple of minutes; dates near a daylight saving change can shift the clock reading by an hour.
| Time of year | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (about Mar 20) | 05:57 | 18:04 | 12 h 07 m |
| June solstice (about Jun 21) | 05:04 | 18:45 | 13 h 40 m |
| September equinox (about Sep 22) | 05:41 | 17:50 | 12 h 08 m |
| December solstice (about Dec 21) | 06:33 | 17:09 | 10 h 36 m |
Countries on the same clock as Saudi Arabia
Same time as Saudi Arabia in both January and July:
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Comoros
- Djibouti
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Madagascar
- Qatar
- Russia
- Somalia
- Syria
- Tanzania
- and 3 more
Aligned for part of the year only, because one side changes clocks for daylight saving:
Common questions about time in Saudi Arabia
How many time zones does Saudi Arabia use?
Saudi Arabia uses a single civil time zone, Arabian Standard Time (Riyadh).
Does Saudi Arabia observe daylight saving time?
No. Clocks in Saudi Arabia stay on the same offset all year.
What is the time difference between Saudi Arabia and UTC?
In January: UTC+3. In July: UTC+3. The live cards above show the difference from your own clock right now.
Zone list verified 2026-07. Live times and sun calculations run in your browser from its built-in IANA time zone data and standard NOAA solar equations.