Current time in Riyadh
Friday, 17 July 2026
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Asia/Riyadh · UTC+03:00
Time-zone identity for Riyadh
- IANA zone
Asia/Riyadh- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00
- Current zone label
- GMT+3
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Riyadh is currently 3 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Riyadh
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Thursday, 22 July 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Weather now
Weather in Riyadh
Conditions near Riyadh and a 3-day forecast. Local conditions can differ across large urban areas, mountains and coastlines.
Dust storm
- Feels like
- 30°C
- Humidity
- 10%
- Wind
- 9.7 km/h N
- Recent precipitation
- 0 mm
3-day forecast
- Sandstorm33°C to 44°C1% chance of precipitationWind up to 28.4 km/h
- Sandstorm31°C to 44°C0% chance of precipitationWind up to 32.4 km/h
- Severe sandstorm31°C to 45°C0% chance of precipitationWind up to 28.8 km/h
Forecast valid from 02:00 local time. Updated 2026-07-16T23:10:52.841Z; refresh due by 2026-07-16T23:25:52.841Z.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Riyadh
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Asia/Riyadh, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Sun and Moon today
Sun and Moon in Riyadh
Daily astronomical events for Friday, 17 July 2026, expressed in Asia/Riyadh local time. Polar-day or polar-night events may be unavailable on a particular date.
Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Solar noon
- 11:59
- Civil twilight
- 04:49–19:09
Moon
- Moonrise
- 08:14
- Moonset
- 21:09
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 12%
Capital city context
About Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh is identified in the reviewed place record as the capital of Saudi Arabia. This page combines its live local clock with geographic, time-zone, weather and astronomical context.
- Capital status
- Capital of Saudi Arabia
- Administrative area
- Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 4,205,961
- Coordinates
- 24.6877° N, 46.7219° E. The elevation is 612 metres.
Country context
Saudi Arabia at a glance
Country information for Saudi Arabia. The listed time zones reflect cities available in this directory and may not include every territorial exception.
- Capital
- Riyadh is the listed capital.
- Country codes
- SA · SAU · 682
- Population
- 33,699,947
- Currency
- Saudi Riyal (SAR)
- Calling code
- +966
- Languages
- Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
- Time zones represented
- 1 time zone is used by cities in this directory: Asia/Riyadh.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Riyadh
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Riyadh. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- ‘IrqahRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia11 km west
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - Ad Dir‘īyahRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia20 km west
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - Al KharjRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia86 km southeast
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - Ad DilamRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia89 km southeast
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - RumāḩRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia107 km northeast
Asia/RiyadhSame local time - Ḥawṭah Banī TamīmRiyadh Region, Saudi Arabia133 km south
Asia/RiyadhSame local time
Data and methodology
The current time is calculated for Asia/Riyadh when the page loads. The offset history covers five years before and after today using IANA time-zone data version 2026b. Future changes are hidden when a newer published rule is not yet available to the calculator. GeoNames ID 108410 supplies the location and coordinates; nearby distances are straight-line estimates.
Place data 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849; time calculated 2026-07-16T23:10:52.815Z; IANA time-zone data 2026b; weather retrieved 2026-07-16T23:10:52.841Z; astronomy retrieved 2026-07-16T23:10:52.840Z
View calculation details and sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · version 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · accessedPlace and country names, administrative areas, coordinates, population, capital, codes, currency, calling codes and languages.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · version 2026b · Public domain · accessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · version 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · accessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Complete Sun and Moon Data for One DayUnited States Naval Observatory · version API 4.0.1 · U.S. Government work · accessedDaily sunrise, sunset, civil twilight, solar transit, moonrise, moonset, phase and illumination.
- Weather and Geolocation APIWeatherAPI.com · version Forecast API v1; free plan · WeatherAPI.com terms; commercial and non-commercial use permitted by plan · accessedCurrent weather conditions, the next 24 hours and a three-day forecast.