What time is it in Şafwá right now?

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

What time zone is Şafwá in?

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

Does Şafwá observe daylight saving time?

No. Şafwá 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 Şafwá?

Open the time zone converter for Şafwá 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 Şafwá, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

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

Şafwá, Saudi Arabia

1:40 PM:43AST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Saudi Arabia
Region: Eastern Province
Lat/Long: 26°39'N / 49°57'E
Elevation: 18 m
Population: 45,876
Currency: Rial (SAR)
Languages: Arabic
Dialling code: +966

Time zone in Şafwá

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
Şafwá keeps UTC+3

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

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Sunrise and sunset in Şafwá today

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

Times are local to Şafwá for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 26°39'N / 49°57'E.

Time difference between Şafwá and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Şafwá
City	Local time	Compared to Şafwá
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:40 AM	−7h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:40 AM	−10h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:40 AM	−8h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:40 AM	−7h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:40 AM	−9h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:40 AM	−6h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:40 AM	−3h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:40 AM	−2h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:40 AM	−2h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:40 AM	−2h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:40 PM	−1h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:40 PM	+1h (ahead)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:10 PM	+2h 30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:40 PM	+5h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:40 PM	+5h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:40 PM	+6h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:40 PM	+8h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:40 PM	+10h (ahead)

Other cities near Şafwá

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.