Current time in Jeddah
Live local time, date and time zone information for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Current time in Jeddah
17:12:25
Asia/Riyadh · UTC+03:00
Time zone in Jeddah
Jeddah is in Saudi Arabia and uses the Asia/Riyadh time zone. Jeddah does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Jeddah
Sun and clock in Jeddah
Jeddah lies about 6° west of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs late against the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon does not arrive until 12:23 in standard time, which makes mornings darker and evenings lighter than the clock alone would suggest.
Daylight through the year in Jeddah
At 21.5°N latitude, Jeddah sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 13 h 27 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 49 m, a swing of about 2 h 37 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Within the tropics the sun passes directly overhead twice a year, and the seasonal change in day length stays under 2 h 37 m.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Jeddah at about 05:41 and sets at about 19:08; on the December solstice it rises at about 06:56 and sets at about 17:45.
When the clocks change in Jeddah
Jeddah does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+03:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Jeddah a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Jeddah moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Jeddah from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Jeddah corresponds to 06:00–14:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 06:00–14:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York overlaps for only 1 hours, from 16:00 to 17:00 Jeddah time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- London’s working day overlaps with Jeddah’s for 6 hours, from 11:00 to 17:00 Jeddah time.
- Tokyo overlaps for only 2 hours, from 09:00 to 11:00 Jeddah time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Jeddah is currently on UTC+03:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Jeddah compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Asia/Riyadh time: Riyadh. Their clocks match Jeddah’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Jerusalem, about 1210 km away on Asia/Jerusalem, which shows the same clock time as Jeddah today.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 21.49°N, 39.19°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Jeddah in?
Jeddah uses the Asia/Riyadh time zone — Arabian Standard Time, UTC+03:00.
Does Jeddah use daylight saving time?
Jeddah does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Jeddah?
The standard offset is UTC+03:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Jeddah and my location?
The section above compares Jeddah with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.