What time is it
in the world?
Instant local time for any city, anywhere.
What time is it around the world?
Whether you are scheduling a meeting with someone in Tokyo, calling family in London, or trying to figure out if your contact in Dubai is still at work, knowing the current local time in another city is something we all need to do regularly. This free world clock gives you the current time in over 80 cities across every continent, updated live every second.
Just type any city name in the search box above and you will instantly see the local time, date, time zone, UTC offset, and how many hours ahead or behind that city is from your location. No math, no conversion tables, no signup required.
Common questions about world time zones
What is UTC and why does it matter?
UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time. It is the global standard that all other time zones are measured against. When someone says a meeting is at 3PM UTC, every person in the world knows exactly when that is regardless of where they live. New York is UTC-5 in winter and UTC-4 in summer, London is UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer, and Tokyo is always UTC+9.
What is the best time to schedule an international meeting?
The sweet spot for scheduling across time zones is usually early morning in one location and late afternoon in another. For a US to Europe meeting, 9AM New York time is 3PM London and 4PM Paris, which works well for both sides. For US to Asia calls, early morning US time like 8AM New York is 9PM Tokyo, which is past business hours but still reasonable.
Why do some countries have half hour or quarter hour time zones?
Most time zones are offset by whole hours from UTC, but some countries chose offsets that better reflect their actual geographic position relative to the sun. India is UTC+5:30, Nepal is UTC+5:45, and parts of Australia use UTC+9:30 and UTC+10:30. These quirky offsets are a result of political decisions made when those countries standardized their national time.
Does daylight saving time affect the world clock?
Yes, and our world clock handles this automatically. Countries like the United States, most of Europe, and Australia observe daylight saving time and shift their clocks forward by one hour during summer months. But not every country does this. Japan, China, India, and most of Africa do not observe daylight saving time, which means the time difference between those countries and the US or Europe changes twice a year.