Current Time in Riyadh

About time in Riyadh

Riyadh keeps Arabia Standard Time, abbreviated AST, at a steady UTC+3 offset throughout the year. Saudi Arabia does not observe daylight saving, so the clock never moves forward or back with the seasons. This same offset is shared by Gulf neighbors including Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, so Riyadh's time matches much of the Arabian Peninsula. Note that this AST is Arabia Standard Time and should not be confused with the Atlantic Standard Time abbreviation used in parts of the Americas, which shares the same three letters.

Riyadh does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC+3 (no DST). The live clock above reads Riyadh's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Riyadh through 2026

Riyadh sits at about 24.7°N, 46.7°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 15, with 13h 40m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 18, with 10h 36m, a difference of 3 h 4 min. At this latitude the seasons change day length noticeably but not dramatically, so the working day has usable daylight all year.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 4 (05:03) and the latest sunset around June 27 (18:46). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:00 local time in late March, 11:54 in late June and 11:51 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 11:53 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Riyadh.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Riyadh (2026–2027)

Riyadh keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Riyadh is 3 hours ahead of London and 8 hours ahead of New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.