Time zone in Havana
Havana is on Cuba Standard Time (CST, UTC-5) in winter and switches to Cuba Daylight Time (CDT, UTC-4) in summer. Its identifier in the international time zone database is America/Havana: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Clock changes in Havana:
- 2026: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 8, 2026 (12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, November 1, 2026 (1:00 AM becomes 12:00 AM).
- 2027: forward 1 h on Sunday, March 14, 2027 (12:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM), then back 1 h on Sunday, November 7, 2027 (1:00 AM becomes 12:00 AM).
Cuba uses daylight saving time on the same dates as the United States, but its clocks change at midnight in March and at 1:00 AM in November.
By the sun, noon in Havana falls at about 12:29 PM in winter and 1:29 PM in summer (on average over the year). The city lies at 82.37° west, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. The clock runs well ahead of the sun here, so mornings stay dark late and evenings stay light late. See the sunrise and sunset times in Havana.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Havana, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 12:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| Los Angeles | 9:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| London | 5:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Paris | 6:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| Tokyo | 2:00 AM, next day | 1:00 AM, next day |
| Sydney | 4:00 AM, next day | 2:00 AM, next day |
The gap with Tokyo changes by one hour during the year, because Havana changes its clocks and this city does not. With Sydney, the gap is not the same in January and July: the clocks change at other times of the year there. With London and Paris, the gap is the same in January and July but one hour different for 21 days a year, because the clocks do not change on the same dates.
Best time to call Havana from New York
To reach someone at work in Havana from New York, the best window is from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Havana.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.