Time Zones of the World

Every country grouped by its main standard time zone. Countries that span several zones are listed under their primary zone; open the country page for the complete list.

Facts last checked 9 October 2026.

Main time zoneCountriesUsed by
UTC-06:007Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
UTC-05:0010Bahamas, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, United States
UTC-04:0013Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bolivia, Chile, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
UTC-03:005Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay
UTC-01:001Cape Verde
UTC16Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Iceland, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra Leone, São Tomé and Príncipe, Togo, United Kingdom
UTC+01:0044Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Croatia, Czechia, DR Congo, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Republic of the Congo, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Vatican City
UTC+02:0028Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Lithuania, Malawi, Moldova, Mozambique, Namibia, Palestine, Romania, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Ukraine, Zambia, Zimbabwe
UTC+03:0020Bahrain, Belarus, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Madagascar, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Syria, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, Yemen
UTC+03:301Iran
UTC+04:007Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Mauritius, Oman, Seychelles, United Arab Emirates
UTC+04:301Afghanistan
UTC+05:006Kazakhstan, Maldives, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
UTC+05:302India, Sri Lanka
UTC+05:451Nepal
UTC+06:003Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan
UTC+06:301Myanmar
UTC+07:005Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
UTC+08:007Brunei, China, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan
UTC+09:005Japan, North Korea, Palau, South Korea, Timor-Leste
UTC+10:003Australia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea
UTC+11:002Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
UTC+12:006Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Tuvalu
UTC+13:002Samoa, Tonga

Standard time is shown. Many countries move their clocks by an hour for daylight saving at some point in the year.

Time Zones of the World — FAQ

How many time zones are there in the world?

This list shows 24 different main time zone offsets in use across 196 countries, ranging from UTC-06:00 to UTC+13:00.

Which time zone covers the most countries?

UTC+01:00 is the main time zone of the most countries here: 44.

What is UTC?

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) is the global time standard. Local time zones are written as an offset from it, such as UTC+01:00 for one hour ahead.

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