Time Zone History

Jordan time zone history

Daylight saving time was used in 44 years since 1970, last in 2022; under the current rules the clocks no longer change. On October 28, 2022 the summer offset, UTC+3, became permanent standard time; the clocks did not move that day. Amman kept local mean time (UTC+2:23:44) until 1931, the second-latest switch of the 12 zones on UTC+3 standard time.

UTC+3

Standard time is UTC+3 all year under the current rules.

tz database name Asia/Amman

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Summer time in 44 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+2: 1 hour behind today’s standard timeUTC+2:23:44: 36 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+3: today’s standard timeUTC+2: 1 hour behind today’sstandard timeUTC+2:23:44: 36 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+3: today’s standard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1931Local mean time (UTC+2:23:44) replacedUTC+2EET
Since 1970
October 28, 2022Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+3numeric only

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1973June 6October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1974–19751 May, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1976May 1November 11 hour, EET to EEST
1977May 1October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1978April 30September 301 hour, EET to EEST
1985April 1October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1986–1988first Friday in April, 00:00first Friday in October, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1989May 8October 61 hour, EET to EEST
1990April 27October 51 hour, EET to EEST
1991April 17September 271 hour, EET to EEST
1992April 10October 21 hour, EET to EEST
1993April 2October 11 hour, EET to EEST
1994–1998first Friday in April, 00:00third Friday in September, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1999July 1September 241 hour, EET to EEST
2000–2001last Thursday in March, 00:00last Friday in September, 01:001 hour, EET to EEST
2002March 29September 271 hour, EET to EEST
2003March 28October 241 hour, EET to EEST
2004March 26October 151 hour, EET to EEST
2005April 1September 301 hour, EET to EEST
2006–2010last Friday in March, 00:00last Friday in October, 01:001 hour, EET to EEST
2011April 1October 281 hour, EET to EEST
2012March 30not that year1 hour, EET to EEST
2013not that yearDecember 201 hour, EET to EEST
2014–2015last Friday in March, 00:00last Friday in October, 01:001 hour, EET to EEST
2016April 1October 281 hour, EET to EEST
2017–2021last Friday in March, 00:00last Friday in October, 01:001 hour, EET to EEST
2022February 25not that year1 hour, EET to EEST

Also on UTC+3

Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Simferopol (Ukraine), Qatar, Volgograd (Russia), Belarus, Moscow (Russia) and Kirov (Russia) (nearest first; 1 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Israel (70 km): same time except 2,810 days in 1973–1978, 1980 and 1984–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Hebron (Palestine) (92 km): same time except 3,069 days in 1973–1978, 1980, 1984–1995 and 1999–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Gaza (Palestine) (147 km): same time except 3,104 days in 1973–1978, 1980, 1984–1995 and 1999–2026; 1 hour behind today.
  • Syria (176 km): same time except 1,936 days in 1970–1978 and 1983–2022.
  • Lebanon (219 km): same time except 2,001 days in 1972, 1973, 1976 and 1984–2026; 1 hour behind today.

How it compares

Clocks have been changed 86 times since 1970, the second-most of the 12 zones on UTC+3 standard time.

On standard time, clocks in Amman run 36 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.