Sudan
Time now in Red Sea
Sunrise 05:19Sunset 06:02Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Africa/Khartoum
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,482,053
Sunrise
05:19
Sunset
06:02
Day length
12h 43m
Coordinates
19.97, 35.67
Time difference from Red Sea
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Red Sea right now.
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About the time in Red Sea
Red Sea runs on Africa/Khartoum, which puts the city UTC +2 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Red Sea day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 07:00–15:00 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.
The zone identifier Africa/Khartoum is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Africa/Khartoum keeps pointing at Khartoum time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Red Sea
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Africa/Khartoum, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- Does Red Sea change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Red Sea keeps UTC +2 throughout the year.
- When do the sun rise and set in Red Sea today?
- Sunrise is at 05:19 and sunset at 06:02, giving 12h 43m of daylight.
- What time is it in Red Sea right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Red Sea, updating every second from Africa/Khartoum (UTC +2).
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