Current time in Riyadh
Live local time, date and time zone information for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Current time in Riyadh
17:12:22
Asia/Riyadh · UTC+03:00
Time zone in Riyadh
Riyadh is in Saudi Arabia and uses the Asia/Riyadh time zone. Riyadh does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Riyadh
Sun and clock in Riyadh
Riyadh sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 11:53 by the standard clock, within 7 minutes of twelve.
Daylight through the year in Riyadh
At 24.7°N latitude, Riyadh sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 13 h 40 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 36 m, a swing of about 3 h 4 m between midsummer and midwinter.
The seasons here are clear but moderate: 3 h 4 m separates the longest day from the shortest.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Riyadh at about 05:04 and sets at about 18:45; on the December solstice it rises at about 06:33 and sets at about 17:09.
When the clocks change in Riyadh
Riyadh 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 Riyadh 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 Riyadh moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Riyadh from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Riyadh 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 Riyadh time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- London’s working day overlaps with Riyadh’s for 6 hours, from 11:00 to 17:00 Riyadh time.
- Tokyo overlaps for only 2 hours, from 09:00 to 11:00 Riyadh 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
Riyadh is currently on UTC+03:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Riyadh compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Other places in this directory that keep Asia/Riyadh time: Jeddah. Their clocks match Riyadh’s exactly, including any daylight saving change. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Doha, about 490 km away on Asia/Qatar, which shows the same clock time as Riyadh 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 24.71°N, 46.68°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Riyadh in?
Riyadh uses the Asia/Riyadh time zone — Arabian Standard Time, UTC+03:00.
Does Riyadh use daylight saving time?
Riyadh does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Riyadh?
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 Riyadh and my location?
The section above compares Riyadh with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.