Ramadan Fasting Hours Vary Globally: Morocco Faces 15.5-Hour Fast

The number of fasting hours for Ramadan 2022 varies between 14 and 15 hours in the Arab countries. In Morocco and most Maghreb countries, it is 15 hours and 30 minutes. In the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon, it is 15 hours.

To read: Ramadan in Morocco to Begin April 3, Lasting 29 Days, Expert Predicts

Norway, Greenland and Finland are among the countries with the most fasting hours (20 hours or more), while New Zealand, Argentina, South Africa and the Comoros are at the top of the list of countries with the least fasting hours (12 hours or more).

Like the start date of the holy month of Ramadan, the number of fasting hours varies from one country to another, and even from one city or region to another within the same country. This is due to the geographical position of each country in relation to the equator. Countries closer to the northern hemisphere have long fasting hours, which decrease as you move towards the South Pole.

Here is the number of fasting hours in some cities around the world:

• Islamabad, Pakistan: 16 hours
• New Delhi, India: 15 hours
• Ankara, Turkey: 14 hours and 30 minutes
• Tehran, Iran: 16 hours
• Kabul, Afghanistan: 17 hours
• Singapore: 13 hours and 30 minutes
• Dakar, Senegal: 14 hours
• Washington, United States: 16 hours
• London, United Kingdom: 18 hours and 30 minutes
• Paris, France: 17 hours
• Berlin, Germany: 19 hours
• Madrid, Spain: 16 hours and 30 minutes
• Glasgow, Scotland: 18 hours
• Oslo, Norway: 20 hours
• Zurich, Switzerland: 18 hours
• Helsinki, Finland: 20 hours
• Warsaw, Poland: 18 hours and 30 minutes
• Wellington, New Zealand: 11 hours and 30 minutes
• Nuuk, Greenland: 20 hours
• Moscow, Russia: 20 hours
• Beijing, China: 16 hours and 30 minutes
• Tokyo, Japan: 16 hours
• Hong Kong: 15 hours
• Ottawa, Canada: 16 hours
• Bangkok, Thailand: 14 hours
• Canberra, Australia: 11 hours and 59 minutes
• Cape Town, South Africa: 11 hours and 30 minutes
• Ushuaia, Argentina: 11 hours
• Santiago, Chile: 12 hours and 41 minutes
• Buenos Aires, Argentina: 12 hours