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Asia/Riyadh

Asia/Riyadh is the IANA time zone for Saudi Arabia.

UTC+03:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+3 AST

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+03:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+3 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Arabian Standard Time
Abbreviation
AST
Long name
Arabian Standard Time

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Riyadh' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Asia/Riyadh')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Asia/Riyadh';

Cities in Asia/Riyadh

Also in this zone: Sulţānah, Buraydah, Ta’if, Tabuk, Ha'il, Najrān, Al Kharj, Khamis Mushait, Al Hufūf, Al Mubarraz, Hafar Al-Batin, Al Jubayl, Şabyā.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2026: UTC+3

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