Time zone in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv is on Israel Standard Time (IST, UTC+2) in winter and switches to Israel Daylight Time (IDT, UTC+3) in summer. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Jerusalem: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Clock changes in Tel Aviv:
- 2026: forward 1 h on Friday, March 27, 2026 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, October 25, 2026 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).
- 2027: forward 1 h on Friday, March 26, 2027 (2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, October 31, 2027 (2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM).
Israel’s summer time starts on the Friday before the last Sunday of March, two days before Europe’s, and ends on the last Sunday of October, the same day as in Europe.
Tel Aviv shares its time with Jerusalem.
By the sun, noon in Tel Aviv falls at about 11:41 AM in winter and 12:41 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 34.78° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Tel Aviv.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Tel Aviv, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 5:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 2:00 AM | 2:00 AM |
| London | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| Paris | 11:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 7:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Sydney | 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
The gap with Tokyo changes by one hour during the year, because Tel Aviv changes its clocks and this city does not. With Sydney, the gap is not the same in January and July: the clocks change at other times of the year there. With New York, Los Angeles, London and Paris, the gap is the same in January and July but one hour different for a few weeks a year, because the clocks do not change on the same dates.
Best time to call Tel Aviv from New York
To reach someone at work in Tel Aviv from New York, the best window is from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM in New York, which is 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Tel Aviv.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.