Palestine · UTC+3
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Gaza, Palestine runs on UTC+3. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. Next change: 24 Oct. There is a 7-hour difference between Gaza and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 16:00–18:00 in Gaza lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Gaza and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 7 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 11:00–18:00 in Gaza lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Gaza and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–12:00 in Gaza lines up with 15:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Moscow, Athens, Istanbul. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Gaza.
Practical Info
Gaza (Palestine) is home to roughly 590K people. Today brings about 14.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 19:48. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. Next change: 24 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 32° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Capital
Ramallah
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
UTC+3 · Asia/Hebron
Coordinates
31.50°N, 34.47°E
Currency
ILS (₪)
Calling Code
+970
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Arabic
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Gaza Strip is about 41 kilometres long and 6 to 12 wide, and before 2023 held over two million people — among the highest population densities anywhere on Earth. Gaza City itself has been settled for around 4,000 years.
The clock: Gaza keeps UTC+2 and follows Palestinian daylight saving dates.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.