Current time in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia · UTC+3

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Asia/Riyadh

UTC offset

UTC+3

Daylight Saving

No — not observed

Time zone ID

Asia/Riyadh

Business hours

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM AST (Sunday–Thursday)

About Riyadh's time zone

Riyadh follows Arabia Standard Time (AST, UTC+3) year-round with no daylight saving time. Saudi Arabia has never observed DST, and has no plans to implement it. AST is the same offset as Moscow Time and East Africa Time. Riyadh is 3 hours ahead of London, 8 hours ahead of New York, and 5 hours behind Singapore. Saudi Arabia's work week is Sunday to Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend.

Best time to call Riyadh

Calling from	Recommended window
London	6:00 AM – 3:00 PM GMT
New York	1:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Dubai	8:00 AM – 5:00 PM GST
Singapore	2:00 PM – 11:00 PM SGT

Did you know? Saudi Arabia uses both the Hijri (Islamic) calendar and the Gregorian calendar officially. The Hijri calendar is lunar with 354 days per year, meaning it shifts about 11 days earlier each Gregorian year. This is why Ramadan — which is determined by the Hijri calendar — occurs at different times each year in terms of daylight hours and temperature.

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