What timezone is Latakia in?

Latakia uses the IANA timezone Asia/Damascus. The UTC offset is always UTC+3 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Latakia observe daylight saving time?

No. Latakia does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+3 all year round.

What is the time difference between Latakia and New York?

Latakia is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Latakia and London?

Latakia is currently 2 hours ahead of London.

Latakia, Syria · UTC+3

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Latakia is Syria’s main seaport, a Mediterranean city on a coast that has been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age. Ancient Ugarit, one of the earliest cities to use a writing system, stood nearby. Today the city runs on Asia/Damascus time: UTC+3, year-round. Syria suspended daylight saving in 2022, staying on permanent summer time.

Syria had observed DST for decades, shifting clocks forward in spring and back in autumn. In 2022, the government announced it would keep clocks at UTC+3 (which had been summer DST time) year-round. The change effectively moves Syria to permanent summer time, meaning winter mornings are darker but evenings are lighter.

port city aligned with Moscow Time

At 35 degrees north, Latakia has meaningful seasonal light variation. The Mediterranean climate brings dry, hot summers and mild, wetter winters. The sun sets past 8pm in June (with the permanent UTC+3 setting advancing this by an hour relative to solar time). In December, dusk arrives around 5:30pm.

Latakia’s harbor handles a significant portion of Syria’s remaining trade. The Russia-operated Tartus naval base to the south has been in operation since the Soviet era, and coordination between the Syrian port infrastructure and the Russian military facility runs on clocks that are, for once, nearly aligned: Moscow Time (UTC+3) and Syria Time (UTC+3) match exactly.

9am in Latakia is 6am in London, three hours ahead.

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Questions about time in Latakia

What timezone is Latakia in?: Latakia uses the IANA timezone Asia/Damascus. The UTC offset is always UTC+3 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Latakia observe daylight saving time?: No. Latakia does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+3 all year round.
What is the current UTC offset for Latakia?: Latakia is currently at UTC+3.
What is the time difference between Latakia and New York?: Latakia is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Latakia and London?: Latakia is currently 2 hours ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Latakia and Los Angeles?: Latakia is currently 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Latakia and Tokyo?: Latakia is currently 6 hours behind Tokyo.
What is the IANA timezone name for Latakia?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Latakia is Asia/Damascus. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Damascus' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Damascus')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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