Time in Sapporo, Japan 🇯🇵
The current local time in Sapporo, Japan is shown below — the city is in the Asia/Tokyo time zone (UTC +09:00).
Sapporo local time
Friday, 23 October 2026 GMT+9
Sapporo at a glance
- Time zone
Asia/Tokyo· Japan Standard Time- UTC offset now
- +09:00 GMT+9
- Daylight saving
- No · UTC +09:00 all year
- Coordinates
- 43.06° N, 141.35° E
- Population
- 1,973,432
- Country
- Japan · ISO JP
- Dialing code
- +81
- Currency
- Japanese Yen (JPY)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Drives on the
- Left
Sapporo right now
Time difference
Sapporo is shown here relative to your device's time zone.
Planning a call? Compare hours side by side in the time zone converter.
Upcoming public holidays
- Culture Day Tue, Nov 3, 2026
- Labor Thanksgiving Day Mon, Nov 23, 2026
- New Year's Day Fri, Jan 1, 2027
- Coming of Age Day Mon, Jan 11, 2027
Sun today
Sunrise 05:58 · Sunset 16:42
Day length 10h 44m · twilight and monthly table →
Sapporo time vs. UTC
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Sapporo doesn't overlap with 09:00–17:00 UTC. Open this page in your browser and the second row switches to your own time zone.
| Sapporo | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 |
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| UTC | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 00:00 | 01:00 | 02:00 | 03:00 | 04:00 | 05:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 |
- Office hours 09–17
- Awake, off work
- Night 22–07
Sapporo vs. major cities
How far Sapporo is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Sapporo, 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 Sapporo | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −13 h | 20:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −16 h | 17:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| Paris · France | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Sapporo 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.
Cities near Sapporo
The closest places to Sapporo among the cities we track, measured in a straight line from the city centre. Some of them keep a different clock, so check the time difference before crossing a border or booking a call.
| City | Distance | Time difference |
|---|---|---|
| Vladivostok · Russia | 770 km (480 mi) west | +1 h |
| Tokyo | 830 km (520 mi) south | Same time |
| Yokohama | 860 km (530 mi) south | Same time |
| Nagoya | 960 km (590 mi) southwest | Same time |
| Kyoto | 1,020 km (630 mi) southwest | Same time |
| Osaka | 1,060 km (660 mi) southwest | Same time |
| Seoul · South Korea | 1,360 km (850 mi) west | Same time |
| Busan · South Korea | 1,370 km (850 mi) southwest | Same time |
Distances are great-circle distances. A plus sign means the other city is ahead of Sapporo.
Clock time vs. sun time in Sapporo
Sapporo's standard offset, UTC +09:00, is based on the 135° E meridian; the city itself lies at 141.35° E, 6.4° east of it. In standard time its clocks run about 25 min behind the sun. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls between 11:19 (around 29 October) and 11:50 (around 12 February) on the clock. Mornings get light earlier and evenings get dark sooner than the clock suggests.
How dates and times are written in Sapporo
- Short date
- 2026/10/22 · YYYY/MM/DD
- Long date
- 2026年10月22日
- Time
- 15:30 · 24-hour clock
- Week starts on
- Sunday
Examples show 22 October 2026 at 15:30 using the Unicode CLDR conventions for ja-JP, Japan's most common locale. Businesses and English-language sources may use other formats.
Clock changes in Sapporo
Sapporo has kept the same UTC +09:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Sapporo stays on UTC +09:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Daylight in Sapporo through the year
The longest day in Sapporo is 22 June with 15h 22m of daylight; the shortest is 22 December with 9h 0m. Day length swings by 6 h 23 min over the year. The earliest sunrise is at 03:55 on 15 June and the latest sunset at 19:19 on 24 June — not on the solstice itself, because solar noon drifts through the year.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Sapporo in?
Sapporo uses the Asia/Tokyo time zone: UTC +09:00 all year round.
Does Sapporo observe daylight saving time?
No. Sapporo has not used daylight saving time since at least 1970.
When is the longest day of the year in Sapporo?
Around 22 June, with 15h 22m of daylight. The shortest day is around 22 December, with 9h 0m.
What is the dialing code for Sapporo?
To call Sapporo from abroad, dial your international access code, then Japan's country code +81, then the local number without its leading trunk prefix.
What are normal working days in Sapporo?
The standard work week in Japan runs Monday to Friday, with the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Keep this in mind when scheduling calls from countries with a different weekend.
Why is sunrise so early in Sapporo?
Sapporo lies at 141.35° E, 6.4° east of the 135° E meridian its UTC +09:00 offset is based on, so its clocks run about 25 min behind the sun. Solar noon falls between 11:19 and 11:50 through the year instead of around 12:00, and the earliest sunrise is at 03:55 on 15 June.
What is the nearest city to Sapporo on a different time?
Of the 189 cities we track, the closest one keeping a different clock is Vladivostok, Russia, about 770 km (480 mi) to the west. It is 1 h ahead of Sapporo.
How are dates and times written in Sapporo?
Following the ja-JP conventions in the Unicode CLDR, a short date is written YYYY/MM/DD (2026/10/22) and times usually use the 24-hour clock (15:30). Calendars start the week on Sunday.
Explore more for Sapporo
Everything else we track for Sapporo: daylight, weather, the country overview, and the exact time-zone references.