What time is it in Riyadh right now?

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

What time zone is Riyadh in?

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

Does Riyadh observe daylight saving time?

No. Riyadh 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 Riyadh?

Open the time zone converter for Riyadh 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 Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

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

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2:59 PM:12AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Saudi Arabia
Region: Riyadh Region
Lat/Long: 24°41'N / 46°43'E
Elevation: 612 m
Population: 4,205,961
Currency: Rial (SAR)
Languages: Arabic
Dialling code: +966

Time zone in Riyadh

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
Riyadh keeps UTC+3

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

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Sunrise and sunset in Riyadh today

Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Day length
11 hours 19 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Riyadh for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 24°41'N / 46°43'E.

Time difference between Riyadh and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Riyadh
City	Local time	Compared to Riyadh
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:59 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:59 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:59 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:59 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:59 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:59 AM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:59 AM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:59 PM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:59 PM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:59 PM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:59 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:59 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:29 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:59 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:59 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:59 PM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:59 PM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:59 AM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Riyadh

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.