Palmer — Antarctica/Palmer
The current local time in the Antarctica/Palmer IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Antarctica in the area around Palmer. The zone is currently at UTC -03:00 · GMT-3 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Antarctica/Palmer
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT-3
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: -03:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Antarctica/Palmer
Palmer vs. major cities
How far Palmer is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Palmer, 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 Palmer | 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 Palmer 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 Palmer
Since 1970, Palmer has gone through 7 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 35 of 57 years. Since 2017 it has stayed on UTC -03:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Palmer stays on UTC -03:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC -03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1974 | UTC -03:00, DST UTC -02:00 | Forward on the fourth Wednesday in January, back on the first Wednesday in May |
| 1975–1981 | UTC -03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1982–2014 | UTC -04:00, DST UTC -03:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 2015 | UTC -03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2016 | UTC -04:00, DST UTC -03:00 | Forward on the second Sunday in August, back on the third Sunday in May |
| 2017–2026 | UTC -03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Palmer
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Antarctica/Palmer on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
Antarctica/Rothera Araguaina America/Araguaina Argentina/La Rioja America/Argentina/La_Rioja Argentina/Rio Gallegos America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos Argentina/Salta America/Argentina/Salta Argentina/San Juan America/Argentina/San_Juan Argentina/San Luis America/Argentina/San_Luis Argentina/Tucuman America/Argentina/Tucuman Argentina/Ushuaia America/Argentina/Ushuaia Asuncion America/Asuncion Bahia America/Bahia Belem America/Belem Buenos Aires America/Buenos_Aires Catamarca America/Catamarca Cayenne America/Cayenne Cordoba America/Cordoba Coyhaique America/Coyhaique Fortaleza America/Fortaleza More references for Antarctica/Palmer
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