Time in Vietnam 🇻🇳
The current local time in Vietnam is anchored on Hanoi (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, UTC +07:00 · GMT+7).
Hanoi local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+7
Vietnam at a glance
- Capital
- Hanoi
- ISO codes
- VN · VNM
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 0
- Dialing code
- +84
- Currency
- Vietnamese Dong (VND)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- Drives on the
- Right
Time zones in Vietnam
All of Vietnam keeps the same clock, UTC +07:00, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh · Ho Chi Minh City | UTC +07:00 | — | None |
Hanoi vs. major cities
How far Hanoi is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Hanoi, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Hanoi | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −14 h | 19:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −1:30 h | 07:30 | 10:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
| Beijing · China | +1 h | 10:00 | 09:00–16:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Hanoi time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Hanoi
Since 1970, Hanoi has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, none of them with daylight saving time. Since 1975 it has stayed on UTC +07:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Hanoi stays on UTC +07:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (2 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1974 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1975–2026 | UTC +07:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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