Time in Kuwait

Kuwait keeps one time: Arabian Time, UTC+3 all year, with no daylight saving time. Kuwait borders Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Its capital is Kuwait City.

Kuwait and the countries around it
Arabian TimeUTC+03:00Al Ahmadi, Hawalli, and Kuwait CityAsia/Kuwait
Kuwait (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Population
4,137,309 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
Total area
6,880 sq mi (17,820 km²)
Currency
Dinar (KWD)
Languages
Arabic (Kuwait), English
Calling code
+965
Driving side
Right
Country code (ISO)
KW
Coordinates (central point)
29.314305, 47.417742

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.

Local time in the largest cities

Al Ahmadi, Hawalli, Kuwait City, and Al Jahra' all keep Arabian Time, like the rest of Kuwait.

Time in neighboring countries

CountryLocal time nowDifference from Kuwait
Saudi ArabiaUTC+3 all yearsame time
IraqUTC+3 all yearsame time

Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.

Check the time at a point

Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.

Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.