Current Time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Live local time in Riyadh with its UTC offset, daylight saving status and the time difference from your location.
Riyadh Asia/Riyadh
About time in Riyadh
Riyadh uses Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+3) all year. Riyadh does not use daylight saving time, so its UTC offset never changes.
Saudi Arabia uses Arabia Standard Time all year. The working week runs Sunday to Thursday, so overlap with Europe and the US is shorter than the clock difference suggests.
Time difference between Riyadh and other cities
The table below is calculated live from your browser's time zone data, so it already includes today's daylight saving rules.
| City | Time there now | Compared with Riyadh |
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Working hours in Riyadh converted to UTC
| Local time in Riyadh | UTC (standard time) |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 06:00 |
| 12:00 | 09:00 |
| 17:00 | 14:00 |
Frequently asked questions about time in Riyadh
What time zone is Riyadh in?
Riyadh is in the Arabia Standard Time zone (Asia/Riyadh). Its standard UTC offset is UTC+3.
Does Riyadh observe daylight saving time?
No. Riyadh stays on UTC+3 all year, so its time difference to cities that do change their clocks shifts by one hour whenever they switch.
What does a 09:00–17:00 working day in Riyadh look like in UTC?
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Riyadh is 06:00–14:00 UTC in standard time.