July 30, 2026 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Capital4,205,961 people
Riyadh has 13h 19m of daylight today. Sunrise is at 05:21 and sunset is at 18:40. All times are calculated astronomically for Riyadh's exact coordinates.
Riyadh lies at 25°N. In Riyadh, day length ranges from 10h 36m in winter to 13h 40m in summer — a swing of about 3h 4m.
Day length changes fastest near the spring and autumn equinoxes and slowest near the longest day and shortest day of the year. See the year chart to visualise how daylight hours shift month by month for Riyadh, or see daylight hours for every day of the year.
The longest day in Riyadh is around 13h 40m (around June 21). The shortest is around 10h 36m (around December 21). Days are currently getting shorter — losing about 1 minute per day.
| Month | Day length | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10h 46m | 06:40 | 17:26 |
| February | 11h 20m | 06:29 | 17:48 |
| March | 11h 59m | 06:04 | 18:03 |
| April | 12h 43m | 05:32 | 18:16 |
| May | 13h 20m | 05:11 | 18:31 |
| June | 13h 40m | 05:05 | 18:44 |
| July | 13h 32m | 05:14 | 18:46 |
| August | 13h 1m | 05:28 | 18:29 |
| September | 12h 19m | 05:40 | 17:59 |
| October | 11h 36m | 05:52 | 17:28 |
| November | 10h 57m | 06:10 | 17:07 |
| December | 10h 37m | 06:31 | 17:08 |