Time Difference Between Two Cities

Pick two cities to see both local times, the exact difference today (daylight saving included), a time converter for meetings, and an hour-by-hour table that shows when both offices are open.

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Why the difference changes during the year

Many countries move their clocks one hour forward in summer (daylight saving time) and back in winter, and they do it on different dates. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Pakistan and India do not change their clocks, but the UK, Europe and most of the US do. So Riyadh is 3 hours ahead of London in winter, but only 2 hours ahead in summer, when London moves to UTC+1 at the end of March. The tool reads the current rules from your browser's time zone database, so the number it shows is the one that is true today.

Planning a call across time zones

The hour-by-hour table lists every hour of today in the first city next to the same moment in the second. Rows in green fall inside 9:00-17:00 in both places. Between the Gulf and the UK there are usually five or six shared office hours; between the Gulf and the US East Coast there are often none, so one side has to start early or stay late.

Remember the weekend too: the UAE has worked Monday to Friday since 2022, but Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman keep a Friday-Saturday weekend, so a Friday call to Riyadh will usually reach an empty office.

Converting a meeting time

Choose a date and time in the "convert a time" box. The tool treats it as the local time in the first city and shows the matching local time and date in the second city, including when the date changes (a 9:00 meeting in Sydney is the evening before in London).

Common time differences

Cities	Difference (winter)	Difference (northern summer)
Riyadh and Karachi	Karachi 2 h ahead	Karachi 2 h ahead
Riyadh and Dubai	Dubai 1 h ahead	Dubai 1 h ahead
Riyadh and London	Riyadh 3 h ahead	Riyadh 2 h ahead
Riyadh and New York	Riyadh 8 h ahead	Riyadh 7 h ahead
Dubai and Delhi	Delhi 1 h 30 min ahead	Delhi 1 h 30 min ahead

The live result above is always the one to trust, because it uses today's date.

FAQ

What is the time difference between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan?

Pakistan (UTC+5) is 2 hours ahead of Saudi Arabia (UTC+3) all year. Neither country uses daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Saudi Arabia and the UK?

Saudi Arabia is 3 hours ahead of the UK in winter (GMT) and 2 hours ahead in summer (BST, from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October).

Does Saudi Arabia have daylight saving time?

No. Saudi Arabia stays on Arabia Standard Time, UTC+3, all year.

Why is India 30 minutes off from its neighbours?

India uses UTC+5:30 and Nepal UTC+5:45, so differences with them include half or quarter hours. The tool shows the exact minutes.

Is my data sent anywhere?

No. The times are calculated in your browser using its built-in time zone database.

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