Time zone in Perth
Perth is on Australian Western Standard Time (AWST, UTC+8) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Australia/Perth: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Western Australia does not use daylight saving time. Perth stays on UTC+8 all year, the same time as Singapore and Beijing.
By the sun, noon in Perth falls at about 12:17 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 115.86° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Perth.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Perth, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 11:00 PM, day before | 12:00 AM |
| Los Angeles | 8:00 PM, day before | 9:00 PM, day before |
| London | 4:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| Paris | 5:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| Tokyo | 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| Sydney | 3:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Perth does not.
Best time to call Perth from New York
To reach someone at work in Perth from New York: in January, the best window is from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM the next day in Perth. In July, the best window is from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM in New York, which is 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM the next day in Perth.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.