Sydney to Riyadh time
Riyadh is 8 hours behind Sydney.
Time difference between Sydney and Riyadh
Riyadh is 8 hours behind Sydney. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) and Riyadh is on Arabian Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert Sydney time to Riyadh time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+11:00 for Sydney and UTC+03:00 for Riyadh. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Riyadh is behind, so from midnight to 8:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous calendar day in Riyadh.
| Sydney time | Riyadh time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Sydney and Riyadh working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Sydney and Riyadh do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Sydney (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Riyadh), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Sydney and Riyadh
Sydney observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00).
Riyadh does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.