Prayer Times in Duba, Saudi Arabia Today

Prayer times in Duba today

Duba is a Red Sea port town with a long history as a stopover for pilgrims traveling by sea from Egypt toward the Hejaz, and today the town has taken on a new role as a logistics gateway supporting the massive construction effort underway at NEOM to its north. Fishing boats still work the harbor each morning alongside barges and supply vessels serving the giga-project, giving Duba a mix of old and new that is unusual even along this fast-changing coastline. The five daily prayers — Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha — are calculated for Duba's own coordinates in the schedule above, refreshed daily.

How Duba's prayer times are calculated

We calculate Duba's schedule from latitude 27.35°N, longitude 35.70°E, the Asia/Riyadh timezone, and the Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah method (Fajr angle 18.5°, Isha fixed 90 minutes after Maghrib), the standard used across Saudi Arabia. Duba's position on the Gulf of Aqaba side of the Red Sea coast, further north than most Saudi coastal cities, means noticeably longer summer days and shorter winter days than in cities like Jeddah or Yanbu further south.

A historic pilgrim port turned logistics hub

Duba's harbor once received pilgrims arriving from Egypt and North Africa by sea, who would continue overland toward Madinah and Makkah — a role that shaped the town's older quarters near the waterfront. Today the same port handles a steady flow of construction materials and equipment feeding NEOM's development, and many residents now work logistics, shipping and contracting jobs tied to that effort while the fishing community continues alongside. Workers on both sides of this economy rely on the same Fajr-to-Isha schedule shown on this page.

Jumu'ah in Duba

Friday prayer in Duba draws the town's fishing families, longtime residents, and a growing number of workers housed locally while employed on nearby NEOM-linked projects. The Jumu'ah adhan falls close to the calculated Dhuhr time above; mosques near the port and the older town center can have slightly different iqama times, so newcomers to Duba working on short-term contracts should confirm timing with colleagues or local signage in their first week.

Ramadan in a changing port town

Ramadan in Duba brings together traditional Red Sea Iftar dishes from fishing families with a more transient population of contractors and logistics workers, many housed in worker accommodation near the port. Suhoor ends precisely at the Fajr time shown here, and Iftar begins the instant Maghrib arrives; the monthly calendar is useful for planning shift changes and communal Iftars across the month, particularly for companies managing large rotating workforces tied to nearby construction schedules.

Gateway to the NEOM coastline

Duba sits within reach of both Al Wajh to the south and NEOM to the north, making it a natural stopover for anyone traveling this stretch of coast for work or leisure. Travelers continuing to either destination should switch to that city's own prayer schedule once they arrive, since even the relatively short distances along this coastline shift Maghrib and Isha by a few minutes.

Frequently asked questions about Duba prayer times

Does NEOM construction traffic change prayer times in Duba?

No — prayer times are astronomical calculations based on Duba's coordinates and are unaffected by construction activity or port traffic; only your exact location changes the calculation.

Why are Duba's summer days longer than Jeddah's?

Duba sits further north than Jeddah, and cities further from the equator experience more extreme seasonal swings in daylight, so Duba's summer evenings stay light longer while winter days are shorter.

Should short-term contract workers in Duba use this page's schedule?

Yes — this page's Duba-specific schedule is accurate for anyone in the town or immediate port area, including workers on short-term NEOM-linked contracts.

How far is Duba from Al Wajh?

Al Wajh sits roughly 110 km south of Duba along the coastal road, both historic Red Sea ports now linked more closely by NEOM-related traffic; the distance shifts Maghrib by a couple of minutes, so switch to Al Wajh's own schedule once you arrive there.

Duba's neighborhoods and its working fish market

Duba's older neighborhoods cluster near the waterfront and the town's fish market, where boats unload the morning catch that supplies restaurants and households across this stretch of coast, while newer housing has spread inland to accommodate workers connected to the port's expanding logistics role. King Fahd Hospital in Duba and a handful of smaller clinics serve both the established community and the more transient contractor population housed nearby. Neighborhood mosques near the harbor and market remain the anchor of daily life for fishing families, much as they have for generations before NEOM began construction to the north.

Between two economies on the same coastline

Duba occupies an unusual position along Saudi Arabia's northern Red Sea coast, close enough to NEOM's construction zone to host thousands of logistics and support workers, yet still small enough that its fishing harbor and old town retain a distinctly traditional character. This dual identity means the calculated prayer schedule shown here serves two quite different communities equally: multinational project staff passing through on short assignments, and fishing families whose daily and weekly rhythms have followed the same five prayers for generations.

Qibla direction from Duba

The Qibla from Duba points southeast toward Makkah. Use our Qibla Direction tool for a precise bearing near the harbor, the town center, or worker accommodation areas.