Sunrise and sunset times in Saudi Arabia
SunAndMoon covers 11 cities in Saudi Arabia. Today in Makkah, the largest, the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:01 (13h 9m of daylight), in local time.
Pick a city for its full local schedule: sunrise, sunset, solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
| City | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makkah | 05:52 | 19:01 | 13h 9m |
| Madinah | 05:48 | 19:07 | 13h 19m |
| Dammam | 05:03 | 18:28 | 13h 25m |
| Sultanah | 05:48 | 19:07 | 13h 19m |
| Buraydah | 05:27 | 18:53 | 13h 25m |
| Ta'if | 05:50 | 18:58 | 13h 8m |
| Tabuk | 05:53 | 19:26 | 13h 32m |
| Ha'il | 05:34 | 19:04 | 13h 29m |
| Najran | 05:41 | 18:38 | 12h 56m |
| Jeddah | 05:55 | 19:04 | 13h 9m |
| Riyadh | 05:19 | 18:39 | 13h 20m |
Sun times across Saudi Arabia
These are today's sunrise and sunset times for the 11 cities in Saudi Arabiathat SunAndMoon covers, computed from each city's coordinates and shown in its own local time zone. Saudi Arabia sits in Middle East, using a single time zone, so the exact clock times move from place to place. Open a city for its full day, month-by-month tables and moon times.
Frequently asked questions about the sun in Saudi Arabia
What time does the sun rise in Saudi Arabia today?
In Makkah, Saudi Arabia's largest city, the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:01 today, in local time. Times vary across the country by longitude and time zone; open a city below for its own schedule.
How many cities in Saudi Arabia can I check?
SunAndMoon has a dedicated sunrise and sunset page for 11 cities in Saudi Arabia, each with solar noon, day length, golden hour, blue hour, dawn, dusk and moon times.
Why do sunrise times differ across Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia uses a single time zone (GMT+3), but the sun still reaches eastern cities before western ones, so sunrise and sunset times differ by longitude across the country.
Where are the longest and shortest days in Saudi Arabia?
The further a city sits from the equator, the bigger its swing between the longest and shortest day. In Saudi Arabia that swing is largest in Tabuk and smallest nearer the equator. Around the June solstice Makkah gets 13h 26m of daylight, and around the December solstice 10h 50m.