Time in Safed

Israel Standard Time (IST, UTC+2)

Current local time: 03:11

Next DST change: 2027-03-26 - UTC+3.

Current local time in Safed: · 11 Nov 2026

Safed time zone

Time zone
IST · UTC+2standard time

26 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to IDT (UTC+3) - in 135 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Israel uses Israel Standard Time.

  • IST · UTC+2Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Central District, Southern District and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Safed

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Safed
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London2 h behindCompare Safed and London
New York-1 day7 h behindCompare Safed and New York
Los Angeles-1 day10 h behindCompare Safed and Los Angeles
Berlin1 h behindCompare Safed and Berlin
Dubai2 h aheadCompare Safed and Dubai
New Delhi3 h 30 min aheadCompare Safed and New Delhi
Singapore6 h aheadCompare Safed and Singapore
Tokyo7 h aheadCompare Safed and Tokyo
Sydney9 h aheadCompare Safed and Sydney
Copenhagen1 h behindCompare Safed and Copenhagen

Sun in Safed today

Daylight
06:0410h 34m16:39

10h 34m today - 3h 45m less than the longest day and 0h 36m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Safed

City facts
Country
Israel
Region
Northern District
Population
36,094
Dialing code
Currency
ILS · Shekel
Coordinates
32.9646°, 35.4960°

Public holidays in Israel

Holidays

  1. Passover (Pesach)

    Thursday · in 162 days

    National

  2. Mimouna, Seventh day of Passover

    Wednesday · in 168 days

    National

  3. Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut)

    Wednesday · in 182 days

    National

  4. Shavuot (Feast of Weeks)

    Friday · in 212 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Rosh Hashanah (Yom Teruah)

    Saturday · in 325 days

    National

Nearby cities

Nearby
  • Nazareth35 km · Same time
  • Nahariyya37 km · Same time
  • Acre39 km · Same time
  • Qiryat Ata40 km · Same time
  • Tyre44 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Nabatîyé et Tahta46 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Habboûch49 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Haifa49 km · Same time
  • Cairo516 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
  • Istanbul1067 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Safed in?
Safed uses Asia/Jerusalem: IST (UTC+2).
02Does Safed have daylight saving time?
26 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to IDT (UTC+3) - in 135 days
03What is the time difference between Safed and London?
Safed is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Safed from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Safed.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Safed in?
Safed is in Israel Standard Time (IST/IDT), Asia/Jerusalem. Standard time is UTC+2.
02Does Safed use daylight saving time?
Yes. Safed changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Safed and UTC?
Safed is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.