Right now, local time in Dammam is 23:32 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Dammam ranks #425 worldwide by population and #5 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 36m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Day length
- 11h 16m
- Solar noon
- 11:24
- Daylight range
- 10h 29m (winter) – 13h 48m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Dammam — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 26.4344° N, 50.1033° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Eastern Province
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 1,252,523 · #425 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Dammam through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 26.43° S, 129.90° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 154 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 12:32 GMT-8 (Pacific/Pitcairn)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Dammam today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 04:25
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Dhuhr
- 11:24
- Asr
- 14:37
- Maghrib
- 17:01
- Isha
- 18:31
- Qibla direction
- 244.1° from north (WSW (244°))
Full prayer timetable for Dammam — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Dammam sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 16m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 159 cities we cover in Saudi Arabia.
Dammam's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 536 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,178 km off. Its position on the globe is 26.43° N, 50.10° 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 | 13:32 | −10h |
| Chicago | 15:32 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 17:32 | −6h |
| London | 20:32 | −3h |
| Paris | 21:32 | −2h |
| Moscow | 23:32 | same time |
| Dubai | 00:32 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 02:02 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 04:32 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 04:32 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 05:32 | +6h |
| Sydney | 07:32 | +8h |
Best time to call Dammam
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Dammam local time:
Cities sharing Dammam's time zone
Distances from Dammam
| Dubai | 536 km | ESE (103°) |
| Mumbai | 2,471 km | ESE (105°) |
| Moscow | 3,413 km | NNW (346°) |
| Paris | 4,782 km | NW (314°) |
| London | 5,023 km | NW (318°) |
| Singapore | 6,371 km | ESE (107°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,439 km | E (79°) |
| Tokyo | 8,299 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 11,266 km | NNW (329°) |
| São Paulo | 11,777 km | WSW (251°) |
| Sydney | 12,569 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,178 km | N (349°) |
Cities near Dammam
FAQ
What time is it in Dammam right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Dammam (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Dammam in?
Dammam runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Dammam observe daylight saving time?
Dammam does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Dammam today?
Dammam sees sunrise at 05:46 and sunset at 17:02 today, giving 11h 16m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Dammam tonight?
The moon phase over Dammam tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Dammam?
The antipode of Dammam — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 26.43° S, 129.90° W. It falls on land, near Adamstown, Pitcairn, about 154 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Dammam?
Dammam lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Dammam?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Dammam, clocks run about 36 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.