Time Zone Converter

Convert time across any city or country in the world, calculate time differences, and plan international meetings with confidence.

Live World Clock

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Enter any city or country name. Up to 6 locations at a time.

Convert a Specific Time

From Location

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Time

Add destination to convert to

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Calculate Time Difference

First Location

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Second Location

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Time Difference —

Business Hours Overlap (9am to 5pm)

Location A Location B Overlap

Plan an International Meeting

Meeting Date

Meeting Time

Your Location

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Attendee Locations (up to 5)

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🟢 Business hours (9am to 5pm), 🟡 Early or late (6am to 9am, or 5pm to 9pm), 🔴 Night time (9pm to 6am).

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About the Time Zone Converter

In a world where remote work, international business, and global travel are part of everyday life, knowing what time it is on the other side of the world has never been more important. Our free Time Zone Converter covers every country and territory on earth. Simply start typing any city, country you are looking for and the search box will instantly surface matching locations. There are no fixed dropdowns and no limited lists. If a place exists, you can find it.

All conversions use your browser’s built-in time zone engine, which automatically handles daylight saving time transitions for every location. You never need to worry about whether a country has recently switched their clocks. The tool always shows the correct current time, including during the spring and autumn changeover periods when different countries adjust their clocks on different dates.

Why Time Zone Awareness Matters for International Meetings

Scheduling a meeting across time zones is one of the most common sources of confusion in remote and international work environments. A business owner in one country, a partner in another, and a client on the other side of the world can all receive the same calendar invitation and each read a completely different local time. Without a reliable converter, meetings are missed, deadlines slip, and professional relationships are strained by entirely preventable errors.

The Meeting Planner section of this tool is designed specifically to eliminate that confusion. Enter your proposed meeting time and your own location, then search and add each attendee’s city or country. The tool instantly shows what time the meeting falls in every location, colour coded so you can see at a glance whether the time is within business hours, early or late in the day, or in the middle of the night for any participant. Green means the time works well, yellow means it is borderline but manageable, and red means you should consider rescheduling for the sake of that participant.

The Business Hours Overlap bar in the Time Difference section takes planning even further. It maps a full 24-hour day for both locations simultaneously, highlights each location’s standard 9am to 5pm business window in a distinct colour, and marks the shared overlap window in purple. For teams that work across time zones regularly, knowing at a glance the exact overlap window between any two locations is invaluable for planning standing meetings, deadlines, and collaborative work sessions.

Tips for Scheduling Across Time Zones

When scheduling meetings across multiple time zones, aim for the overlap window where the most participants are within normal working hours. If a perfect overlap does not exist, rotate the inconvenient time slot so that the same person or team is not always the one joining at an unsociable hour. This practice, sometimes called a rotating burden schedule, is considered best practice in globally distributed teams and demonstrates respect for every participant’s time.

Always confirm time zones explicitly in calendar invitations, especially when inviting participants from regions that observe daylight saving time on different dates. North America and Europe switch their clocks on different Sundays in March and November, creating a brief window each year where the offset between cities like New York and London is one hour different from the rest of the year. This converter always applies the correct offset for the current date, so you can trust the results regardless of where you are in the year.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Every search box in this tool uses a type-ahead search covering cities and countries from every region of the world, including every region of the world. Simply start typing any city name or country name and matching results will appear immediately from our database of over 150 locations worldwide.

Yes. The converter uses the Intl.DateTimeFormat API built into every modern browser, which automatically applies the correct daylight saving time offset for every location based on the current date. You do not need to manually adjust for clock changes at any time of year.

Green means the meeting falls within standard business hours, from 9am to 5pm, for that attendee, making it an ideal time. Yellow means the meeting falls in the early morning, from 6am to 9am, or early evening, from 5pm to 9pm, which is borderline but manageable for most people. Red means the meeting falls between 9pm and 6am local time for that attendee, which is generally not suitable for a professional meeting.

The overlap bar represents a full 24-hour day divided into one-hour segments. Green cells show hours that fall within business hours in the first location, purple cells show business hours in the second location, and the darker purple highlight shows where both windows overlap. The text summary below the bar describes the overlap window in plain language, telling you the best hours to schedule meetings that work for both parties.