Riyadh is located in Saudi Arabia and uses the Asia/Riyadh timezone, currently GMT+3 from UTC. Riyadh does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:16 and sunset at 18:26 local time. The coordinates of Riyadh are 24.71°N, 46.68°E.

Today Riyadh gets 13 hours 10 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:51, about 9 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Riyadh shares its GMT+3 offset with Helsinki, Bucharest, Athens, Moscow, Kyiv, Istanbul. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Riyadh in?›

Riyadh is in the Asia/Riyadh timezone, currently GMT+3 from UTC.

Does Riyadh observe daylight saving time?›

No. Riyadh does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+3.

What is the UTC offset for Riyadh?›

Riyadh is currently GMT+3 from UTC (GMT+3).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.