Current time in Palestine

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+02:00 in winter, UTC+03:00 in summer.

Current time in Ramallah, Palestine
17:47 49
Friday, May 8, 2026 AST UTC+03:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
IANA time zone
Asia/Hebron
Daylight saving
DST in effect
IST / AST
Next DST change
October 24
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Ramallah, Palestine is ⁦17:47⁩ (⁦AST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+03:00⁩.

Ramallah is the capital of Palestine, located at 31.900, 35.204.

The current time zone for Ramallah is AST, whose offset is UTC+03:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Asia/Hebron.

The next daylight saving transition is October 24, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Ramallah

Israel Standard Time (IST)

IANA time zone: Asia/Hebron
During winter
IST
Israel Standard Time
UTC+02:00
Currently active
AST
Arabia Standard Time
UTC+03:00

Time zones in Palestine

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Asia/Hebron

AST UTC+03:00

Etc/GMT-2

GMT+2 UTC+02:00

World clock

Compared with Ramallah

Ramallah
17:47
0h
East Jerusalem
17:47
0h
Gaza
17:47
0h
Khān Yūnis
17:47
0h
Jabālyā
17:47
0h
Hebron
17:47
0h
Nablus
17:47
0h
Rafaḩ
17:47
0h
Dayr al Balaḩ
17:47
0h
Bayt Lāhyā
17:47
0h

Daylight saving time in Palestine

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+02:00 in winter, UTC+03:00 in summer.

Next DST change October 24, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Palestine.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward)Apr 12, 2025,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 25, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 28, 2026,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 24, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 27, 2027,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 30, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward)Mar 25, 2028,
    DST end (fall back)Oct 28, 2028,
YearDST start (spring forward)DST end (fall back)
2025Apr 12, 2025, Oct 25, 2025,
2026Mar 28, 2026, Oct 24, 2026,
2027Mar 27, 2027, Oct 30, 2027,
2028Mar 25, 2028, Oct 28, 2028,

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Palestine is 17:47 AST. The primary clock uses Asia/Hebron, currently UTC+03:00 from UTC.

Palestine has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Asia/Hebron, Etc/GMT-2.

The primary time zone for Palestine observes daylight saving time. The next known clock change is tracked from the IANA time zone database.