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Paramaribo — America/Paramaribo

The current local time in the America/Paramaribo IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Suriname in the area around Paramaribo. The zone is currently at UTC -03:00 · GMT-3 and does not observe daylight saving time.

America/Paramaribo

12:39:07

Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT-3

Zone information

IANA designation

America/Paramaribo

Region: America

Offset & DST

Current UTC offset: -03:00

Daylight saving: Not observed

Countries using America/Paramaribo

Suriname ISO SR

Paramaribo vs. major cities

How far Paramaribo is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Paramaribo, 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 Paramaribo Shared office hours
New York · United States −1 h 08:00 10:00–17:00
Los Angeles · United States −4 h 05:00 13:00–17:00
São Paulo · Brazil Same time 09:00 09:00–17:00
London · United Kingdom +4 h 13:00 09:00–13:00
Paris · France +5 h 14:00 09:00–12:00
Johannesburg · South Africa +5 h 14:00 09:00–12:00
Dubai · United Arab Emirates +7 h 16:00 09:00–10:00
Delhi · India +8:30 h 17:30 None
Singapore · Singapore +11 h 20:00 None
Beijing · China +11 h 20:00 None

Shared office hours are shown in Paramaribo 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 Paramaribo

Since 1970, Paramaribo has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, none of them with daylight saving time. Since 1984 it has stayed on UTC -03:00 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Paramaribo stays on UTC -03:00 all year.

Time zone history since 1970

YearsOffsetDaylight saving
1970–1983UTC -03:30 all yearNo daylight saving time
1984–2026UTC -03:00 all yearNo daylight saving time

Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.

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