Amman, Jordan Β· UTC+3
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Amman is in the Asia/Amman timezone (EET/UTC+2, DST to UTC+3 in summer). Jordanβs capital and largest city has a population of around 4 million.
Amman is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The biblical city of Rabbah, the Roman Philadelphia, the medieval Islamic city of Amman, all layered over one another on seven hills above the Jordan Valley. The modern Jordanian capital is a sprawling, white-stone city that has grown dramatically since the countryβs independence in 1946.
Jordan uses Eastern European Time, UTC+2, in winter and observes daylight saving by advancing to UTC+3 in summer. The IANA identifier is Asia/Amman. This places Jordan in sync with Athens and Cairo in winter (Egypt on permanent UTC+2 without DST) and with Beirut and Damascus through the summer.
The daylight saving transition in Jordan has historically occurred at the last Friday of March and the last Friday of September, following Islamic prayer scheduling logic. The Friday evening timing minimizes disruption to the working week.
Evening city, late nights
Ammanβs daily rhythm reflects both its climate and its culture. The city wakes early for morning prayers, cools down during the early afternoon especially in summer, and comes fully alive in the evenings. Restaurants and cafes fill after 9pm. The cityβs social life runs late by Western standards.
The Friday-Saturday weekend (Jordan switched from Thursday-Friday in 2000) means the workweek starts Sunday, creating a one-day offset from European business schedules.
9am in Amman is 7am in London during European winter.
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Questions about time in Amman
- What timezone is Amman in?
- Amman uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Amman. The UTC offset is always UTC+3 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Amman observe daylight saving time?
- No. Amman does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+3 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Amman?
- Amman is currently at UTC+3.
- What is the time difference between Amman and New York?
- Amman is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Amman and London?
- Amman is currently 2 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Amman and Los Angeles?
- Amman is currently 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Amman and Tokyo?
- Amman is currently 6 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Amman?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Amman is
Asia/Amman. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Amman' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Amman')`), or any IANA-compatible library.