Time zone in Singapore
Singapore is on Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Singapore: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Singapore and Malaysia use UTC+8, the same time as Beijing and Perth, although on the map they sit closer to UTC+7. That is why the sun rises and sets fairly late by the clock. Neither country uses daylight saving time.
By the sun, noon in Singapore falls at about 1:05 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 103.82° east, 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 Singapore.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Singapore, 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, Singapore does not.
Best time to call Singapore from New York
To reach someone at work in Singapore 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 Singapore. 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 Singapore.
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.