Türkiye · TRT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Rize, Türkiye runs on UTC+3. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 7-hour difference between Rize 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 Rize lines up with 09:00–11:00 in New York. There is a 2-hour difference between Rize 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 Rize lines up with 09:00–16:00 in London. There is a 6-hour difference between Rize 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 Rize 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 Rize.
Practical Info
Rize (Türkiye) is home to roughly 350K people. Today brings about 15.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:48, sunset at 19:54. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+3 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 41° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Türkiye
Capital
Ankara
Continent
Europe & Asia
Time Zone
TRT · Europe/Istanbul
Coordinates
41.02°N, 40.52°E
Currency
TRY (₺)
Calling Code
+90
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Turkish
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Rize province produces the overwhelming majority of Turkish tea — the country is among the world's largest tea consumers per person, at roughly 3 to 4 kg a year. Cultivation only began in the 1930s, after a failed attempt at citrus.
The clock: Rize keeps UTC+3 and is the wettest place in Türkiye, with over 2,200 mm of rain a year.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
9h overlapSame timezone as your location.