Sidon, Lebanon Β· UTC+3
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Sidon is in the Asia/Beirut timezone (EET/UTC+2, shifting to EEST/UTC+3 during daylight saving time). Sidon, known in Arabic as Saida, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Phoenician traders sailed from here to found Carthage and colonies across the Mediterranean. The port is still active, though it now handles fishing and commerce rather than purple-dye shipments. The city runs on Eastern European Time, following the same schedule as Lebanonβs capital Beirut to the north.
Lebanon observes DST in line with its neighbors in the Eastern Mediterranean: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. The transition dates have occasionally varied from the EU schedule in the past, though Lebanon generally follows the same pattern of advancing in late March and returning in late October.
At 33 degrees north, Sidon has moderate seasonal light variation: about 14 hours of daylight in June, about 10 hours in December. The Mediterranean climate means the long summer days are also the hottest, and afternoon activity slows dramatically before resuming in the cooler evening.
the Sea Castle and 4,000 years of port history
The Sea Castle, a Crusader fortress built on a small island just off the coast, is one of Sidonβs most visible landmarks. It was constructed in 1228, replacing even older fortifications on the same site, a structure built on the very edge between sea and city time.
9am in Sidon is 7am in London in winter, 6am during British Summer Time.
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Questions about time in Sidon
- What timezone is Sidon in?
- Sidon uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Beirut. The UTC offset is UTC+2 in winter (standard time) and UTC+3 during daylight saving time (summer). - Does Sidon observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Sidon observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks spring forward one hour on Sunday, March 29 and fall back one hour on Sunday, October 25. During DST, the UTC offset shifts from UTC+2 to UTC+3.
- What is the current UTC offset for Sidon?
- Sidon is currently at UTC+3. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Sidon and New York?
- Sidon is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Sidon and London?
- Sidon is currently 2 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Sidon and Los Angeles?
- Sidon is currently 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Sidon and Tokyo?
- Sidon is currently 6 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Sidon transitions to/from DST.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Sidon?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Sidon is
Asia/Beirut. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Beirut' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Beirut')`), or any IANA-compatible library.