What time is it in Al Qaţīf right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Al Qaţīf, Saudi Arabia, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Riyadh. Al Qaţīf is 3 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Al Qaţīf in?

Al Qaţīf uses AST (Arabian Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Riyadh, and the current UTC offset is UTC+3.

Does Al Qaţīf observe daylight saving time?

No. Al Qaţīf stays on UTC+3 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Al Qaţīf?

Open the time zone converter for Al Qaţīf to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Al Qaţīf, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Al Qaţīf is on AST (Arabian Standard Time), UTC+3. Al Qaţīf does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Al Qaţīf, Saudi Arabia

6:15 PM:46AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Saudi Arabia
Region: Eastern Province
Lat/Long: 26°34'N / 50°01'E
Elevation: 3 m
Population: 98,259
Currency: Rial (SAR)
Languages: Arabic
Dialling code: +966

Time zone in Al Qaţīf

Time zone
AST
Arabian Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+3
3 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Al Qaţīf keeps UTC+3

Al Qaţīf keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Riyadh, the one time zone in use in Saudi Arabia. Al Qaţīf does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Al Qaţīf today

Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
5:01 PM
Day length
11 hours 15 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Al Qaţīf for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 26°34'N / 50°01'E.

Time difference between Al Qaţīf and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Al Qaţīf. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Al Qaţīf
City	Local time	Compared to Al Qaţīf
New YorkUnited States	Tue 11:15 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 8:15 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 10:15 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 11:15 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 9:15 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 12:15 PM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 3:15 PM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 4:15 PM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 4:15 PM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 4:15 PM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 5:15 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 7:15 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 8:45 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 11:15 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 11:15 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Wed 12:15 AM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Wed 2:15 AM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 4:15 AM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Al Qaţīf

All 96 cities in Saudi Arabia

Frequently asked questions

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.