Right now, local time in Rize is 03:35 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Saturday, October 31, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Rize ranks #5181 worldwide by population and #99 in Turkey.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 2m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Day length
- 10h 29m
- Solar noon
- 12:02
- Daylight range
- 9h 13m (winter) – 15h 08m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 75% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Rize — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 41.0208° N, 40.5219° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Rize Province
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Population
- 119,828 · #5181 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Rize through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 41.02° S, 139.48° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, 2,034 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Rize today Diyanet
- Fajr
- 05:14
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Dhuhr
- 12:03
- Asr
- 14:51
- Maghrib
- 17:15
- Isha
- 18:43
- Qibla direction
- 181.9° from north (S (182°))
Full prayer timetable for Rize — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Rize sits in the Europe/Istanbul time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 29m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 2690 cities we cover in Turkey.
Rize's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Moscow, 1,652 km away; even Sydney lies some 14,005 km off. Its position on the globe is 41.02° N, 40.52° 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 | 17:35 | −10h |
| Chicago | 19:35 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 21:35 | −6h |
| London | 00:35 | −3h |
| Paris | 01:35 | −2h |
| Moscow | 03:35 | same time |
| Dubai | 04:35 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 06:05 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:35 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 08:35 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 09:35 | +6h |
| Sydney | 11:35 | +8h |
Best time to call Rize
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Rize local time:
Cities sharing Rize's time zone
Distances from Rize
| Moscow | 1,652 km | N (354°) |
| Dubai | 2,221 km | SE (138°) |
| Paris | 3,092 km | WNW (299°) |
| London | 3,285 km | NW (305°) |
| Mumbai | 3,921 km | ESE (119°) |
| Hong Kong | 7,064 km | E (83°) |
| Singapore | 7,700 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,164 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 9,426 km | NW (324°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,389 km | NNW (342°) |
| São Paulo | 11,472 km | WSW (250°) |
| Sydney | 14,005 km | ESE (106°) |
Cities near Rize
- Gündoğdu8 km · 03:35
- Güneysu8 km · 03:35
- Derepazarı8 km · 03:35
- Kalkandere13 km · 03:35
- Büyükköy13 km · 03:35
- İyidere13 km · 03:35
- Güneyce23 km · 03:35
- Hayrat20 km · 03:35
FAQ
What time is it in Rize right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Rize (Turkey), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Rize in?
Rize runs on the Europe/Istanbul IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Rize observe daylight saving time?
Rize does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Rize today?
Rize sees sunrise at 06:48 and sunset at 17:17 today, giving 10h 29m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Rize tonight?
The moon phase over Rize tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 75.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Rize?
The antipode of Rize — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 41.02° S, 139.48° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Rikitea, French Polynesia, roughly 2,034 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Rize?
Rize lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Rize?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Rize, clocks run about 2 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.