SanaaYemen
Current time in Sanaa, Yemen
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Arabian Standard TimeUTC+03:00
⛶ Full-screen clockSanaa time at a glance
- Country
- Yemen
- Location
- Capital city of Yemen
- Time zone
Asia/Aden- UTC offset now
UTC+03:00- Current zone label
- GMT+3
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
Sanaa time guide
Does Sanaa change its clocks?
UTC+03:00.- Year-round offset
- Arabia Standard Time (AST), UTC+03:00
- Time-zone identifier
- Asia/Aden
- Sanaa and London
- 3 hours ahead during GMT; 2 hours ahead during BST
- Sanaa and New York
- 8 hours ahead during EST; 7 hours ahead during EDT
Capital municipality and governorate
Amanat al-Asimah is separate from Sanaa Governorate
Yemen's official statistics distinguish the capital municipality, Amanat al-Asimah, from surrounding Sanaa Governorate. Older census figures and newer humanitarian estimates use different dates and methods, especially after extensive displacement.
Time-zone identity for Sanaa
- IANA zone
Asia/Aden- 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.
Sanaa is currently 3 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Sanaa
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 29 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Sanaa
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Asia/Aden, 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.
Capital city context
About Sanaa, capital of Yemen
Sanaa is the capital of Yemen. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of Yemen
- Administrative area
- Amanat Alasimah, Yemen
- Population
- 1,937,451
- Coordinates
- 15.3545° N, 44.2065° E. The elevation is 2,253 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Sanaa
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Sanaa. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- SaḩarSanaa Governorate, Yemen12 km east
Asia/AdenSame local time - SayyānSanaa Governorate, Yemen24 km southeast
Asia/AdenSame local time - ‘AmrānOmran, Yemen44 km northwest
Asia/AdenSame local time - ḨajjahYemen75 km northwest
Asia/AdenSame local time - DhamārYemen93 km south
Asia/AdenSame local time - BājilAl Hudaydah, Yemen104 km west
Asia/AdenSame local time
Sources for Sanaa time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Population census and statistical yearbooksCentral Statistical Organization Yemen · Official statistical series · AccessedOfficial source for census and governorate-level population publications.