Right now, local time in Jeddah is 23:34 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Jeddah ranks #75 worldwide by population — the largest city 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 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Day length
- 11h 27m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 10h 49m (winter) – 13h 27m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 97% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Jeddah — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 21.4901° N, 39.1862° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Mecca Region
- Country
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 4,697,000 · #75 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Jeddah through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 21.49° S, 140.81° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Land — nearest tracked city is Otepa, French Polynesia, about 376 km away
- Local time at the antipode
- 10:34 GMT-10 (Pacific/Tahiti)
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Jeddah today Umm al-Qura
- Fajr
- 05:07
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Dhuhr
- 12:08
- Asr
- 15:24
- Maghrib
- 17:50
- Isha
- 19:20
- Qibla direction
- 96.4° from north (E (96°))
Full prayer timetable for Jeddah — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Jeddah sits in the Asia/Riyadh time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 11h 27m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. As the largest city in Saudi Arabia, its local time is a common point of coordination.
Jeddah's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,696 km away; even Los Angeles lies some 13,393 km off. Its position on the globe is 21.49° N, 39.19° 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 Jeddah
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Jeddah local time:
Cities sharing Jeddah's time zone
Distances from Jeddah
| Dubai | 1,696 km | ENE (73°) |
| Mumbai | 3,517 km | E (88°) |
| Moscow | 3,813 km | N (358°) |
| Paris | 4,450 km | NW (322°) |
| London | 4,749 km | NW (324°) |
| Singapore | 7,336 km | E (98°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,647 km | ENE (73°) |
| Tokyo | 9,523 km | NE (53°) |
| São Paulo | 10,544 km | WSW (247°) |
| Chicago | 11,100 km | NW (323°) |
| Sydney | 13,298 km | ESE (118°) |
| Los Angeles | 13,393 km | NNW (338°) |
Cities near Jeddah
FAQ
What time is it in Jeddah right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Jeddah in?
Jeddah runs on the Asia/Riyadh IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Jeddah observe daylight saving time?
Jeddah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Jeddah today?
Jeddah sees sunrise at 06:25 and sunset at 17:51 today, giving 11h 27m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Jeddah tonight?
The moon phase over Jeddah tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 96.7% illumination.
What is the antipode of Jeddah?
The antipode of Jeddah — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 21.49° S, 140.81° W. It falls on land, near Otepa, French Polynesia, about 376 km from that city. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Jeddah?
Jeddah lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Jeddah?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Jeddah, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.