Rafah in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.2972, 34.2436
- Population
- 126 305
- Region
- Gaza Strip
- Country
- Palestine, Asia
- Capital
- Ramallah — 115 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine
This page answers what time it is in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine right now, in the Asia/Gaza zone (+2).
Rafah, Palestine
Saturday, 31 October 2026
UTC+2 · Asia/Gaza
Local time in Rafah
UTC+2 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Rafah, Gaza Strip.
The sun today
Sunrise 5:59 AM Solar noon 11:28 AM Sunset 4:57 PM Daylight 10 h 58 min Night 13 h 02 min Civil twilight 5:34 AM – 5:22 PM
Weather in Rafah right now
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Rafah and its neighbours
Largest cities in Gaza Strip
- Gaza 410 000
- Khan Yunis 173 183
- Jabalya 168 568
- Dayr Al Balah 59 504
- Bayt Lahya 56 919
- Bayt Hanun 37 392
Other places named Rafah
- Rafah North Sinai, Egypt
Nearby places
- Ḩijāzī — 0.4 km
- Tall az Zu‘rub — 0.9 km
- Ḩawḑ Jī — 1.1 km
- Yibnā — 1.5 km
- Rafiah Yam — 1.8 km
- Ḩawḑ Wāw — 1.9 km
Local time details for Rafah
Rafah reads its time from Asia/Gaza, placed at UTC+2. Whether daylight saving time is observed: No.
Rafah gets its sunrise at 5:59 AM and its sunset at 4:57 PM today. Daylight lasts a full 10 h 58 min.
Clocks in Ḩijāzī and Tall az Zu‘rub read the same as clocks in Rafah.
Questions and answers
- Can you tell me the time zone for Rafah?
- Rafah is in Asia/Gaza, with an offset of +2.
- Do people in Rafah set their clocks forward in spring?
- Daylight saving in Rafah: No.
- What is the local sunset time in Rafah?
- Local sunset is 4:57 PM.