Current Time in Bahrain
Bahrain uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Bahrain
It's 9:21 AM AST (UTC+03:00) in Bahrain on Sunday, 15 November 2026.
Bahrain does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.
- Time zone
- Arabian Standard Time
- IANA: Asia/Bahrain
- UTC offset now
- UTC+03:00 (AST)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+3 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Al Muharraq
Manama
Madīnat Ḩamad
Ar Rifā‘
How Bahrain writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · ٢٥ نوفمبر ٢٠٢٦
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 م
- Week starts on
- Saturday
- Weekend: Friday and Saturday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ar-BH locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Bahrain
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Bahrain time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Sun 6:21 AM | 3 h behind | 5 h (12:00–17:00) |
| New York | Sun 1:21 AM | 8 h behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Sat 10:21 PM | 11 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Sun 10:21 AM | 1 h ahead | 7 h (09:00–16:00) |
| Singapore | Sun 2:21 PM | 5 h ahead | 3 h (09:00–12:00) |
| Tokyo | Sun 3:21 PM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Sydney | Sun 5:21 PM | 8 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Sun 3:21 AM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
Bahrain at a glance
- Capital
- Manama
- Population
- 1,594,654
- Currency
- Bahraini dinar (BHD)
Questions about time in Bahrain
- What time is it in Bahrain right now?
- When this page was generated it was 9:21 AM AST (UTC+03:00) in Bahrain.
- How many time zones does Bahrain have?
- Bahrain uses one time zone, Arabian Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Bahrain).
- Does Bahrain observe daylight saving time?
- No. Bahrain does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+3 all year.