Current local time in Bahrain
Bahrain has one time zone: AST (Arabian Standard Time), UTC+3. The current time in 8 cities, with daylight saving dates and the time zone of each.
Manama (capital)
AST
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
UTC+3
- Capital
- Manama
- Continent
- Asia
- Time zones
- 1
- Population
- 1,600,366
- Area
- 665 km²
- Currency
- Dinar (BHD)
- Languages
- Arabic, English, Persian, Urdu
- Dialling code
- +973
- Internet domain
- .bh
Time zone in Bahrain
One zone covers the whole country. Its largest city stands for it below.
| City | Local time | Compared to Manama |
|---|---|---|
| Al MuharraqAST (Arabian Standard Time) · Asia/Bahrain | Tue 11:57 AM | Same time |
Current local time in 8 cities in Bahrain
Every city in Bahrain with 15,000 people or more, alphabetically, with its current local time. Open a city for its time zone, clock changes, sunrise and sunset.
- Al MuharraqTue 11:57 AM
- Ar Rifā‘Tue 11:57 AM
- Dār KulaybTue 11:57 AM
- Jidd ḨafşTue 11:57 AM
- Madīnat ‘ĪsáTue 11:57 AM
- Madīnat ḨamadTue 11:57 AM
- ManamaTue 11:57 AM
- SitrahTue 11:57 AM
Frequently asked questions
The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Every city in Bahrain keeps the same time.
One. All of Bahrain is on AST (Arabian Standard Time) (Asia/Bahrain).
No. Clocks stay on UTC+3 all year.
Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.