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Timezone by country

Search any country to list every timezone it spans, from single-zone nations to Russia's eleven. Data is cached in your browser for 7 days.

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Type a country name to list its timezones.

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Why countries span multiple timezones

Timezones follow the sun: every 15 degrees of longitude is roughly one hour. Wide countries like the US, Canada, Russia and Australia cross many bands, while tall narrow countries like Indonesia span three and compact ones like Japan keep a single zone for national simplicity.

Caching the country dataset

This tool shares the same 7-day browser cache as the other country lookups. Timezone boundaries shift only when governments decree it, which makes headlines, so a weekly refresh is plenty.

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Timezone by Country FAQs

Which country has the most timezones?
France, with 12, thanks to its overseas territories spanning the globe. Russia has 11 contiguous zones, the most of any single landmass, and the US has 11 counting territories.
Why does Indonesia have three timezones?
The archipelago stretches over 5,000 km east to west: WIB (UTC+7) in the west, WITA (UTC+8) in the center, and WIT (UTC+9) in the east. One zone would put sunrise at wildly different clock times.
Do all countries observe daylight saving?
No, and the trend is away from it. The EU debates abolition yearly, while most of Asia, Africa and South America never adopted it. The dataset reflects standard offsets; check locally for DST.
What does UTC+05:30 mean?
Five and a half hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. A few zones use 30 or 45 minute offsets, like India at +05:30 and Nepal at +05:45, historical quirks that stuck.
How do I schedule across timezones reliably?
Agree on one reference, usually UTC, and let each person's calendar convert. Saying 14:00 UTC leaves no ambiguity; saying 2 PM invites exactly the confusion this tool helps you avoid.
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