What timezone is Tel Aviv in?

Tel Aviv uses the IANA timezone Asia/Jerusalem. The UTC offset is UTC+2 in winter (standard time) and UTC+3 during daylight saving time (summer).

Does Tel Aviv observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Tel Aviv observes daylight saving time, shifting from UTC+2 (standard time) to UTC+3 in summer.

What is the current UTC offset for Tel Aviv?

Tel Aviv is currently at UTC+3. It is currently observing daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Tel Aviv and New York?

Tel Aviv is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Tel Aviv and London?

Tel Aviv is currently 2 hours ahead of London.

Tel Aviv, Israel · UTC+3

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Tel Aviv is in the Israel Standard Time zone (IST/UTC+2), shifting to IDT (UTC+3) in summer. Israel observes daylight saving time.

Tel Aviv was founded in 1909, making it one of the newest major cities in the world. It has always been a city in a hurry, and its relationship with time reflects that. The beach city, the startup city, the city that never sleeps, all of these identities depend on a kind of relentless forward motion.

And yet every Friday afternoon, the city stops.

Israel uses Israel Standard Time, UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 during summer. The DST transitions follow Israeli law rather than European or American schedules, and the precise dates shift slightly year to year based on the Jewish calendar. Israel’s DST period is shorter than Europe’s, meaning there are windows when Israel and much of Europe are at the same offset, and windows when they differ.

Shabbat and the weekly reset

The Shabbat rhythm is Tel Aviv’s real temporal structure. From roughly 90 minutes before sunset on Friday to nightfall on Saturday, the cadence shifts. Highway traffic clears. Shops close. The city’s secular majority uses the time differently than the observant minority, but everyone notices the quiet. Saturday evening, restaurants fill again, and the city restarts. The weekly rhythm is more legible than anything the clock shows.

9am in Tel Aviv is 7am in London. West Jerusalem runs on the same timezone.

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Questions about time in Tel Aviv

What timezone is Tel Aviv in?: Tel Aviv uses the IANA timezone Asia/Jerusalem. The UTC offset is UTC+2 in winter (standard time) and UTC+3 during daylight saving time (summer).
Does Tel Aviv observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Tel Aviv observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks spring forward one hour on Friday, March 27 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 Tel Aviv?: Tel Aviv is currently at UTC+3. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
What is the time difference between Tel Aviv and New York?: Tel Aviv is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Tel Aviv and London?: Tel Aviv is currently 2 hours ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Tel Aviv and Los Angeles?: Tel Aviv is currently 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Tel Aviv and Tokyo?: Tel Aviv is currently 6 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Tel Aviv transitions to/from DST.
What is the IANA timezone name for Tel Aviv?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Tel Aviv is Asia/Jerusalem. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Jerusalem' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Jerusalem')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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