Meeting time
Best time to meet: Shenzhen and Riyadh
Shenzhen is 5 hours ahead of Riyadh right now. Their working days overlap for 3 hours: 2 PM to 5 PM in Shenzhen, which is 9 AM to 12 PM in Riyadh. The easiest time to meet is 3 PM in Shenzhen (10 AM in Riyadh).
Hour by hour
With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Shenzhen time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.
| Shenzhen | Riyadh | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 1 AM | Both off |
| 7 AM | 2 AM | Both off |
| 8 AM | 3 AM | Both off |
| 9 AM | 4 AM | Shenzhen at work |
| 10 AM | 5 AM | Shenzhen at work |
| 11 AM | 6 AM | Shenzhen at work |
| 12 PM | 7 AM | Shenzhen at work |
| 1 PM | 8 AM | Shenzhen at work |
| 2 PM | 9 AM | Both at work |
| 3 PM | 10 AM | Easiest time |
| 4 PM | 11 AM | Both at work |
| 5 PM | 12 PM | Riyadh at work |
| 6 PM | 1 PM | Riyadh at work |
| 7 PM | 2 PM | Riyadh at work |
| 8 PM | 3 PM | Riyadh at work |
| 9 PM | 4 PM | Riyadh at work |
| 10 PM | 5 PM | Both off |
All year
The gap between Shenzhen and Riyadh does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.
Shenzhen keeps the same clock as Singapore; Riyadh keeps the same clock as Istanbul.
Which days work
Riyadh works Sunday to Thursday and Shenzhen works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Riyadh's weekend, and a Sunday one on Shenzhen's.
Questions people ask
4 AM in Riyadh, while Shenzhen is 5 hours ahead.
3 PM in Shenzhen, which is 10 AM in Riyadh. Both cities are at work from 2 PM to 5 PM Shenzhen time.
No. It stays 5 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.
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