Palestinian Territory
Time now in Rafah
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:12Sunset 07:19Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Asia/Gaza
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
07:19
Day length
13h 07m
Coordinates
31.27, 34.26
Time difference from Rafah
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Rafah right now.
Rafah on the map
About the time in Rafah
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Rafah day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 06:00–14:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Rafah runs on Asia/Gaza, which puts the city UTC +3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Sunrise today lands at 06:12 and sunset at 07:19 local time, giving 13h 07m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (31.27, 34.26) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Rafah.
Frequently asked questions about time in Rafah
- What time is it in Rafah right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Rafah, updating every second from Asia/Gaza (UTC +3).
- What are normal business hours in Rafah in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Rafah runs from 06:00–14:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Rafah?
- Rafah is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Which time zone is Rafah in?
- Rafah uses Asia/Gaza, currently UTC +3.
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