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 05:34 and sunset at 17:43 local time. The coordinates of Riyadh are 24.71°N, 46.68°E.

Today Riyadh gets 12 hours 9 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:38, about 22 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Riyadh shares its GMT+3 offset with Moscow, Istanbul, Minsk, Baghdad, Jeddah, Doha. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Riyadh from…

From	Gap	Call at (Riyadh time)
🇰🇼 Kuwait City	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇪 Tbilisi	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇦🇲 Yerevan	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇮🇶 Baghdad	same time	09:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−3h	12:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−7h	16:00–17:00
🇸🇬 Singapore	+5h	09:00–12:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	+1h	09:00–16:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Riyadh in?›

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

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).

Is Riyadh ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Riyadh is 3 hours ahead of London and 7 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Riyadh in UTC?›

09:00 in Riyadh is 06:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+3 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Riyadh today?›

Today the sun rises in Riyadh at 05:34 and sets at 17:43 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.