Mecca to Athens: time difference
Athens is 1 h behind Mecca. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
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Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Mecca 06:27 6:27 AM Athens 05:27 5:27 AM You –:–
06:27 6:27 AM
Arabian Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 06:27 · 🌙 17:43
05:27 5:27 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:23
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−1 h
Athens is 1 h behind Mecca.
When you, Mecca and Athens are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇸🇦 Mecca
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
🇬🇷 Athens
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇸🇦 Mecca | 🇬🇷 Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 06:27 | 05:27 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Arabian Standard Time | Eastern European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Mecca | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Riyadh | Europe/Athens |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:27 | 06:56 |
| Sunset | 17:43 | 17:23 |
| Daylight | 11 h 16 min | 10 h 26 min |
| People on this clock | 1,675,368 | 3,090,508 |
Compare Mecca with another city
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Big time differences
Mecca and Athens: common questions
What is the time difference between Mecca and Athens?
Athens is 1 hour behind: it uses UTC+2, while Mecca is on UTC+3.
What time is it in Athens when it is 9:00 AM in Mecca?
When it is 9:00 AM in Mecca, it is 8:00 AM in Athens.
If it is 6:00 PM in Mecca, what time is it in Athens?
At 6:00 PM in Mecca, clocks in Athens show 5:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Athens from Mecca?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Mecca – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Athens – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Athens?
Until 1:00 AM in Mecca it is still the previous day in Athens. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Athens it is already the next day in Mecca.
Does the time difference between Mecca and Athens change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Athens. From March 28, 2027, Athens and Mecca will have the same time.
