Gaza in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.5107, 34.4641
- Population
- 410 000
- Region
- Gaza Strip
- Country
- Palestine, Asia
- Capital
- Ramallah — 84 km away
- Same name
- 12 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine
This page shows the time of day in Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine as it stands now, in the Asia/Gaza zone (+2).
Gaza, Palestine
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC+2 · Asia/Gaza
Local time in Gaza
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Gaza, Gaza Strip.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:56 AM Solar noon 11:27 AM Sunset 4:58 PM Daylight 11 h 01 min Night 12 h 59 min Civil twilight 5:31 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Gaza right now
Loading the current weather…
Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Gaza and its neighbours
Largest cities in Gaza Strip
- Khan Yunis 173 183
- Jabalya 168 568
- Rafah 126 305
- Dayr Al Balah 59 504
- Bayt Lahya 56 919
- Bayt Hanun 37 392
Other places named Gaza
- Gaza Mambéré-Kadéï, Central African Republic
- Gaza Far North, Cameroon
- Gaza Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
- Gaza Mozambique, Mozambique
- Gaza Kaduna State, Nigeria
Nearby places
- Saknat Az Zarqa' — 0.7 km
- Al Mashahirah — 0.7 km
- Mīdān Filasţīn — 0.7 km
- Al Madīnah al Qadīmah — 0.7 km
- Former Diocese of Gaza (suppressed) — 0.8 km
- At Tuffāḩ — 1.1 km
Gaza: clock, sun and surroundings
Gaza reads its time from Asia/Gaza, placed at UTC+2. Whether daylight saving time is observed: No.
The sun comes up over Gaza at 5:56 AM today and drops below the horizon at 4:58 PM. That is 11 h 01 min between the two.
Whatever the hour in Gaza, it is the same in Al Madīnah al Qadīmah and Mīdān Filasţīn.
Questions and answers
- Should Asia/Gaza be used as the time zone for Gaza?
- Yes, Gaza uses Asia/Gaza, whose offset is +2.
- Do the clocks in Gaza go back at any point?
- No.
- What are the sunrise and sunset times in Gaza?
- Sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 4:58 PM.