Current time in Jerusalem, Israel
The current local time in Jerusalem is shown below. Jerusalem observes IST in winter and IDT during daylight saving time.
What's the daylight saving status?
When are sunrise & sunset today?
What are the timezone facts?
- Timezone
- Asia/Jerusalem
- Standard abbreviation
- IST
- DST abbreviation
- IDT
- Observes daylight saving
- Yes
- Country
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Business hours
- 09:00 – 17:00 local
What's the timezone history of Jerusalem?
Israel uses UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer, switching to DST on the Friday before the last Sunday of March and ending on the last Sunday before Yom Kippur in September or October. The DST end date is unique in the world for being tied to the Hebrew religious calendar rather than a fixed civil date, producing year-to-year variation of up to four weeks. The arrangement allows Yom Kippur's 25-hour fast to begin and end earlier in clock time.
What are the working hours in Jerusalem?
Jerusalem's working week runs Sunday to Thursday, with Friday a half-day and Saturday (Shabbat) the full rest day. Sabbath observance closes public transport, restaurants, and most shops in West Jerusalem from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday, with the boundary signalled by sirens. Offices typically run 08:30 to 17:00 Sunday to Thursday, with Friday morning often used for shorter administrative work. Public holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and shift annually: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot cluster in September or October.
Where is Jerusalem?
Jerusalem stands in the Judean Hills at around 750 metres above sea level, on a watershed between the Mediterranean coast around 50 kilometres west and the Dead Sea valley around 25 kilometres east. The city proper holds around 970,000 residents within municipal boundaries that include both West Jerusalem and the eastern districts annexed in 1967. The historic Old City, divided into Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Armenian quarters, occupies barely a square kilometre but anchors religious infrastructure that draws several million annual pilgrims.