Athens to Riyadh: time difference
Riyadh is 1 h ahead of Athens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Athens 20:20 8:20 PM Riyadh 21:20 9:20 PM You –:–
20:20 8:20 PM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 17:24
21:20 9:20 PM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 17:12
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+1 h
Riyadh is 1 h ahead of Athens.
When you, Athens and Riyadh are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇷 Athens
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇸🇦 Riyadh
1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇷 Athens | 🇸🇦 Riyadh |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 20:20 | 21:20 |
| Local date | Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Arabian Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Athens | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | Asia/Riyadh |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:24 | 17:12 |
| Daylight | 10 h 28 min | 11 h 9 min |
| People on this clock | 3,090,508 | 5,188,286 |
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Big time differences
Athens and Riyadh: common questions
How many hours ahead of Athens is Riyadh?
The clocks in Riyadh are 1 hour ahead of those in Athens (UTC+3 and UTC+2).
If it is 9:00 AM in Athens, what time is it in Riyadh?
At 9:00 AM in Athens, clocks in Riyadh show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Riyadh at the end of the working day in Athens?
The working day in Athens ends at 6:00 PM; in Riyadh it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Riyadh from Athens?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Athens – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Riyadh – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it already the next day in Riyadh?
From 11:00 PM in Athens it is already the next day in Riyadh. The other way round, until 1:00 AM in Riyadh it is still the previous day in Athens.
Is the time difference between Athens and Riyadh the same all year?
No. Only Athens switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Riyadh and Athens will have the same time.
