Current time in Perth
Live local time, date and time zone information for Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Current time in Perth
22:12:23
Australia/Perth · UTC+08:00
Time zone in Perth
Perth is in Western Australia, Australia and uses the Australia/Perth time zone. Perth does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+08:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Perth
Sun and clock in Perth
Perth lies about 4° west of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs late against the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon does not arrive until 12:17 in standard time, which makes mornings darker and evenings lighter than the clock alone would suggest.
Daylight through the year in Perth
At 32.0°S latitude, Perth sees its longest day around the December solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 14 h 14 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 3 m, a swing of about 4 h 11 m between midsummer and midwinter.
The seasons here are clear but moderate: 4 h 11 m separates the longest day from the shortest.
Seasons are reversed south of the equator. On the December solstice, midsummer here, the sun rises in Perth at about 05:07 and sets at about 19:21; on the June solstice, midwinter, it rises at about 07:16 and sets at about 17:20.
When the clocks change in Perth
Perth does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+08:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Perth a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Perth moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Perth from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Perth corresponds to 01:00–09:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 01:00–09:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 21:00 in Perth, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London overlaps for only 1 hours, from 16:00 to 17:00 Perth time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- Tokyo’s working day overlaps with Perth’s for 7 hours, from 09:00 to 16:00 Perth time.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Perth is currently on UTC+08:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Perth compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Perth is the only place in this directory on Australia/Perth; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Adelaide, about 2130 km away on Australia/Adelaide, currently 2 h 30 min ahead of Perth.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 31.95°S, 115.86°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Perth in?
Perth uses the Australia/Perth time zone — Australian Western Standard Time, UTC+08:00.
Does Perth use daylight saving time?
Perth does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+08:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Perth?
The standard offset is UTC+08:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Perth and my location?
The section above compares Perth with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.