
Timezone and DST in Israel
Timezones are always computed by their difference to UTC, the "Universal Time Coordinated". In Israel there is only a single tonezone at UTC+3. For example, New York is currently at UTC-4 in Eastern Time, so the time difference between New York and Israel is 7 hours.They have a nationwide clock change from standard time to daylight saving time, where the clocks are switched forward by one hour in summer.
The next clock change in Israel will be on October 29th, 2023 at 2:00 to standard time. The clocks are then set back one hour.
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Current time in all regions of Israel:
00:00
June 2023
Only 1 nationwide time zone
Standard time: | UTC +2 | Israel Standard Time (IST) |
Daylight saving time: | UTC +3 | Israel Daylight Time (IDT) |
Israel has an east-west extension of 1.0 degrees of longitude. Given the country's location in Western Asia, this corresponds to about 96 kilometers. With such a small extent the course of the sun at different positions in the country hardly matters. The position of the sun in the west of the country deviates from that in the east only about 4 minutes. This means the sun rises and sets 4 minutes later in the west than in the east.

The next clock changes in Israel
Date | Local time | Change |
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Mar 24, 2023 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 29, 2023 | 2:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 29, 2024 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 27, 2024 | 2:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 28, 2025 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 26, 2025 | 2:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 27, 2026 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |
Oct 25, 2026 | 2:00 am | -1 hour to standard time |
Mar 26, 2027 | 2:00 am | +1 hour to daylight saving time |