Current time in Israel
Local time in Israel
The time in Israel is 3 hours ahead of UTC and 8 hours ahead of Chicago. The current timezone in Israel is Israel Daylight Time (IDT). Israel is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Israel ends at Oct. 25, 2025.
Details for the time in Israel
| Current time | 2:52 a.m.
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| Time zone |
Israel Daylight Time (IDT)
Standard timezone: Israel Standard Time (IST) |
| IANA time zone | Asia/Jerusalem |
| Your time difference | 8 hours ahead of Chicago |
| UTC time difference | UTC+3 3 hours ahead of UTC |
Israel Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Israel uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Israel.
| DST started at |
March 27, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Oct. 25, 2025 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 26, 2026 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
Israel
Israel uses Israel Standard Time IST and Israel Daylight Time IDT. IST is UTC +0200 and IDT is UTC +0300. Israel's latitude and longitude is 31° 30' N and 34° 45' E . Therefore a two hour offset between IST and UTC is not surprising neither is the fact the country has a use for daylight savings time.
Important cities in Israel
The current time in some important cities in Israel is shown below.
Time in Israel