Ramadan 2024: Which Countries Have the Longest Fasting Hours?

During the holy month of Ramazan, more than a billion Muslims fast in the morning hours.

Each year, Ramazan starts about two weeks earlier. This year, it goes from the longer, hotter summer days to the shorter, colder winter days for half of the world.

Ramazan began on March 11, and fasting hours differ across countries, ranging from 12 to over 17 hours.

Wondering which countries have the shortest and longest Ramazan fasts this year?

Shortest fasting times:

• In Chile, Muslims will fast for around 12 hours and 44 minutes.
• New Zealand, Argentina, and South Africa in the Southern Hemisphere also have shorter fasting times, about 12 to 13 hours.

Longest fasting times:

• Muslims in Finland, Iceland, and Greenland will face the longest fasting hours in Europe, lasting around 17 hours.

How do people fast where it's never dark?

In countries with long days during Ramazan, fasting can exceed 20 hours. To manage this, some follow the fasting hours of cities with shorter days. For example, many observe the fasting hours of Makkah in Saudi Arabia.

This year, Saudi Arabia and most of the Middle East will fast for about 13.5 to 14 hours.

Tunisia will have the longest fasting hours at 14 hours and 29 minutes.

Across the Arab world:

• Tunisia: Fasting times range from 13 hours and 17 minutes to 14 hours and 29 minutes.
• Algeria: Between 13 hours and 14 minutes and 14 hours and 27 minutes.
• Libya: From 13 hours and 18 minutes to 14 hours and 20 minutes.
• Morocco: Ranges from 13 hours and 12 minutes to 14 hours and 12 minutes.
• Egypt: Between 13 hours and 17 minutes and 14 hours and 34 minutes.
• Iraq: From 13 hours and 13 minutes to 14 hours and 18 minutes.
• Bahrain: Ranges from 13 hours and 13 minutes to 14 hours.
• UAE: Between 13 hours and 12 minutes and 13 hours and 57 minutes.
• Saudi Arabia: From 13 hours and 13 minutes to 13 hours and 56 minutes.
• Oman: Ranges from 13 hours and 13 minutes to 13 hours and 54 minutes.
• Kuwait: Between 13 hours and 14 minutes and 14 hours and 8 minutes.
• Lebanon: From 13 hours and 12 minutes to 14 hours and 17 minutes.
• Jordan: Ranges from 13 hours and 12 minutes to 14 hours and 15 minutes.
• Palestine: Between 13 hours and 10 minutes and 14 hours and 11 minutes.
• Syria: From 13 hours and 13 minutes to 14 hours and 19 minutes.
• Qatar: Between 13 hours and 13 minutes and 13 hours and 59 minutes.
• Mauretania: Ranges from 13 hours and 10 minutes to 13 hours and 42 minutes.
• Sudan: From 13 hours and 16 minutes to 13 hours and 43 minutes.
• Yemen: Between 13 hours and 13 minutes and 13 hours and 39 minutes.
• Somalia: From 13 hours and 15 minutes to 13 hours and 18 minutes.
• Djibouti: Ranges from 13 hours and 11 minutes to 13 hours and 31 minutes.
• Comoros: Between 13 hours and 18 minutes and 13 hours and 23 minutes.