Right now, local time in Buraydah is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Buraydah ranks #771 worldwide by population and #7 in Saudi Arabia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 11m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Day length
- 11h 17m
- Solar noon
- 11:49
- Daylight range
- 10h 29m (winter) – 13h 47m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Buraydah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 26.3260° N, 43.9750° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Al-Qassim Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 745,353 · #771 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Buraydah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.33° S, 136.03° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Rikitea, French Polynesia, about 372 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 11:34 GMT-9 (Pacific/Gambier)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Buraydah today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:50
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Dhuhr
- 11:49
- Asr
- 15:01
- Maghrib
- 17:26
- Isha
- 18:56
- Qibla direction
- 218.6° from north (SW (219°))
Full prayer timetable for Buraydah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Buraydah sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 17m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Buraydah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,140 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,108 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.33° N, 43.97° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 13:34 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:34 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:34 | −6h |
| London | 20:34 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:34 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:34 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:34 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:04 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:34 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:34 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:34 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:34 | +8h |
Best time to call Buraydah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Buraydah local time:
Cities sharing Buraydah's time zone
Distances from Buraydah
| Dubai | 1,140 km | E (93°) |
| Mumbai | 3,065 km | E (99°) |
| Moscow | 3,313 km | N (353°) |
| Paris | 4,361 km | NW (316°) |
| London | 4,627 km | NW (319°) |
| Singapore | 6,958 km | ESE (103°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,038 km | ENE (77°) |
| Tokyo | 8,814 km | NE (55°) |
| Chicago | 10,948 km | NW (326°) |
| São Paulo | 11,199 km | WSW (249°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,044 km | NNW (343°) |
| Sydney | 13,108 km | ESE (116°) |
Cities near Buraydah
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- Al Bukayrīyah38 km · 23:34
- ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’39 km · 23:34
- Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá45 km · 23:34
- Al Khabrā’45 km · 23:34
- Riyāḑ al Khabrā’51 km · 23:34
FAQ
What time is it in Buraydah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Buraydah (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Buraydah in?
Buraydah runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Buraydah observe daylight saving time?
Buraydah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Buraydah today?
Buraydah sees sunrise at 06:10 and sunset at 17:27 today, giving 11h 17m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Buraydah tonight?
The moon phase over Buraydah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Buraydah?
The antipode of Buraydah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.33° S, 136.03° W. It falls on land, near Rikitea, French Polynesia, about 372 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Buraydah?
Buraydah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Buraydah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Buraydah, clocks run about 11 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.