What timezone is Makkah in?

Makkah uses the IANA timezone Asia/Riyadh. The UTC offset is always UTC+3 - this timezone does not observe daylight saving time.

Does Makkah observe daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Makkah and New York?

Makkah is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Makkah and London?

Makkah is currently 2 hours ahead of London.

Makkah, Saudi Arabia · UTC+3

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Friday, April 3, 2026

W14 ↑ 06:16 ↓ 18:39 No DST

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Makkah is the holiest city in Islam and the destination of the Hajj pilgrimage that brings two to three million Muslims each year. It runs on Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3, the fixed clock of Saudi Arabia with no daylight saving adjustment.

The city’s time is structured by the five daily prayers, which are announced by loudspeakers from the Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque containing the Kaaba. During Hajj season, pilgrims from across every timezone arrive and immediately adjust to Makkah time, not just civil time but the sacred schedule of prayers that mark each portion of the day.

the world’s largest clock face and Mecca Time

The Abraj Al-Bait clock tower complex adjacent to the Grand Mosque houses what is claimed to be the world’s largest clock face, visible for kilometers and deliberately designed to broadcast Islamic time across the city. Saudi Arabia proposed at one point establishing “Mecca Time” as a global alternative to Greenwich Mean Time, arguing that Makkah lies on a longitude with no magnetic anomaly. The proposal did not gain international traction.

Madinah and Riyadh share the same offset. 9am in Makkah is 6am in London during European winter, a three-hour gap that is consistent year-round.

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IANA timezone Asia/Riyadh

Current offset UTC+3

Daylight saving No DST observed

- Mon–Fri, 09:00–17:00 Makkah local time

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Questions about time in Makkah

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

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