Best time to call Palestine (+970)
Palestine runs on EET in winter and EEST in summer — two to three hours ahead of GMT. Knowing the best time to call Palestine on +970 keeps you inside Ramallah and Gaza office hours.
EET, at a glance.
See the live gap between a global reference city and Palestine's EET/EEST zone — no calculator needed.
Palestine against the world's hubs.
Compare live Palestinian time against New York, London and Dubai so your call lands inside Ramallah office hours.
Understanding the time difference between the United States and Palestine
Time zone differences across other major countries
Why timing matters for calls to Palestine.
EET shares the Levant timezone with Jordan, Israel and Lebanon — a call timed for Ramallah's morning covers the wider region at once.
The best windows to reach Palestine.
Four factors that decide when a Palestinian prospect picks up — anchored to the EET business day.
Palestine runs at +02:00
The zone is Asia/Gaza. Every window on this page is worked out from that offset rather than a rule of thumb, so the times shown are the ones that actually apply to Palestine.
Clocks change here
Palestine observes daylight saving, shifting to +03:00 in its summer. A window that works in January moves by an hour later in the year, so re-check before scheduling a recurring call.
Shared hours with 3 of 5 markets
Callers in New York, London, Mumbai share part of the working day with Palestine. The table above gives the exact intersection for each.
Where the gap is too wide
There is no 9-to-5 overlap with Los Angeles, Sydney. Calling Palestine from those cities means someone is working outside normal hours — worth saying so when you book the call.
How to call Palestine using the +970 code.
Four simple steps for every call into Palestine — including the two-digit area codes.
Number anatomy
Dial exit code
Press + on mobile or 00 from most landlines. This opens an international line.
Enter +970
Palestine's international code. Every call to Palestine must start with +970.
Area prefix
Add the local area or mobile network code — always drop any leading zero used for domestic calls.
Full number
Dial the remaining subscriber digits. Your number is now correctly formatted for international routing.
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When your working day overlaps Palestine
Callers in New York, London and Mumbai share part of the working day with Palestine. There is no shared working window with Los Angeles and Sydney.
| Calling from | Palestine is | Call at (your time) | Which is (their time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7h ahead | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Los Angeles | 10h ahead | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
| London | 2h ahead | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Mumbai | 3h 30m behind | 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM | 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM |
| Sydney | 9h behind | No shared working hours — you would need to call outside 9am-5pm | |
Windows are the intersection of a 9am-5pm working day in each place, using Palestine'sstandard-time offset of +02:00. Palestine observes daylight saving, so during its summer the offset moves to +03:00 and each window shifts by an hour.
FAQ
Calling Palestine, answered.
Time zone, daylight saving and dialling questions for Palestine (+970).