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Riyadh does not change its clocks
No clock change
Riyadh
- UTC offset now
- 3 hours
- Current local time
- 05:01
- Time zone name
- +03
- Compared with New York (Eastern Time)
- 7 hours ahead
Riyadh does not change its clocks in 2026. Its last recorded offset change was Thursday, March 13, 1947. Published rules can change if a government changes the law.
Clock changes in 2026
- Where this time zone is used
- Antarctica, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
- Local calendar date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Clock-change history
- Thursday, March 13, 1947 at 20:53 UTC
- Planning a call
- Compare Riyadh with your own time zone using the converter below. The difference shown is for now; select the actual date in the converter for a future appointment.
- Recorded change: March 13, 1947
- Riyadh moved from UTC+03:06:52 to UTC+03:00. The recorded change was at 20:53 UTC; historical local times before it used the earlier offset.
- Plan a call: January 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Riyadh, it is 1:00 AM on January 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Riyadh is 8 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: April 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Riyadh, it is 2:00 AM on April 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Riyadh is 7 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: July 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Riyadh, it is 2:00 AM on July 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Riyadh is 7 hours ahead on this date.
- Plan a call: October 15, 2026
- At 9:00 AM in Riyadh, it is 2:00 AM on October 15, 2026 in New York (Eastern Time). Riyadh is 7 hours ahead on this date.