Time in Mecca, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
The current local time in Mecca, Saudi Arabia is shown below — the city is in the Asia/Riyadh time zone (UTC +03:00 · GMT+3).
Mecca local time
Sunday, 11 October 2026 GMT+3
Mecca at a glance
- Time zone
Asia/Riyadh- UTC offset now
- +03:00 GMT+3
- Daylight saving
- No · UTC +03:00 all year
- Coordinates
- 21.39° N, 39.86° E
- Population
- 2,385,509
- Country
- Saudi Arabia · ISO SA
- Dialing code
- +966
- Currency
- Saudi Riyal (SAR)
- Work week
- Sunday to Thursday
- Drives on the
- Right
Mecca right now
Time difference
Mecca is shown here relative to your device's time zone.
Planning a call? Compare hours side by side in the time zone converter.
Next public holiday
Founding Day
Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · all Saudi Arabia holidays →
Sun today
Sunrise 06:15 · Sunset 18:01
Day length 11h 45m · twilight and monthly table →
Mecca vs. major cities
How far Mecca is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Mecca, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Mecca | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Los Angeles · United States | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Delhi · India | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
| Beijing · China | +5 h | 14:00 | 09:00–12:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Mecca time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Mecca
Mecca has kept the same UTC +03:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Mecca stays on UTC +03:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Daylight in Mecca through the year
The longest day in Mecca is 21 June with 13h 26m of daylight; the shortest is 22 December with 10h 50m. Day length swings by 2 h 36 min over the year. The earliest sunrise is at 05:39 on 29 May and the latest sunset at 19:08 on 2 July — not on the solstice itself, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Mecca in?
Mecca uses the Asia/Riyadh time zone: UTC +03:00 all year round.
Does Mecca observe daylight saving time?
No. Mecca has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970.
When is the longest day of the year in Mecca?
Around 21 June, with 13h 26m of daylight. The shortest day is around 22 December, with 10h 50m.
What is the dialing code for Mecca?
To call Mecca from abroad, dial your international access code, then Saudi Arabia's country code +966, then the local number without its leading trunk prefix.
What are normal working days in Mecca?
The standard work week in Saudi Arabia runs Sunday to Thursday, with the weekend on Friday and Saturday. Keep this in mind when scheduling calls from countries with a different weekend.
Explore more for Mecca
Everything else we track for Mecca: daylight, weather, the country overview, and the exact time-zone references.