Current Time in Perth, Australia
Live local time in Perth with its UTC offset, daylight saving status and the time difference from your location.
Perth Australia/Perth
About time in Perth
Perth uses Australian Western Standard Time (AWST, UTC+8) all year. Perth does not use daylight saving time, so its UTC offset never changes.
Perth uses UTC+8, the same as Singapore and Hong Kong, and Western Australia does not observe daylight saving time.
Perth is on Australian Western Standard Time, UTC+8, all year: the same clock as Singapore, Hong Kong and Manila. Western Australia does not use daylight saving time, so Perth is two hours behind Brisbane all year and two or three hours behind Sydney and Melbourne, depending on the season.
The question has gone to the voters four times, in 1975, 1984, 1992 and 2009, and every time the answer was no. The last vote followed a three-summer trial under the Daylight Saving Act 2006, when Perth ran at UTC+9 from late 2006 to early 2009. On May 16, 2009 the proposal lost with 54.6 per cent voting no, and the farming regions voted against it most strongly.
Perth's single offset makes the gaps easy to work out. London is seven hours behind in the British summer and eight in winter, so a 4 p.m. call in Perth is 9 a.m. in London in summer and 8 a.m. in winter. New York is 12 hours behind in summer and 13 in winter.
Time difference between Perth and other cities
The table below is calculated live from your browser's time zone data, so it already includes today's daylight saving rules.
| City | Time there now | Compared with Perth |
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Sunrise and sunset in Perth
Local times in Perth, calculated for its coordinates (31.95° S, 115.86° E). They can differ by a minute or two from official tables.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | |||
| March equinox (Mar 20, 2026) | 06:19 | 18:29 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice (Jun 21, 2026) | 07:16 | 17:19 | 10h 03m |
| September equinox (Sep 22, 2026) | 06:06 | 18:12 | 12h 05m |
| December solstice (Dec 21, 2026) | 05:07 | 19:21 | 14h 14m |
Working hours in Perth converted to UTC
| Local time in Perth | UTC (standard time) |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | 01:00 |
| 12:00 | 04:00 |
| 17:00 | 09:00 |
Frequently asked questions about time in Perth
What time zone is Perth in?
Perth is in the Australian Western Standard Time zone (Australia/Perth). Its standard UTC offset is UTC+8.
Does Perth observe daylight saving time?
No. Perth stays on UTC+8 all year, so its time difference to cities that do change their clocks shifts by one hour whenever they switch.
When is the longest day of the year in Perth?
Around Dec 21, at the December solstice. The sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 19:21 local time, about 14h 14m of daylight. The shortest day is around Jun 21, with about 10h 03m.
What does a 09:00–17:00 working day in Perth look like in UTC?
A 09:00–17:00 working day in Perth is 01:00–09:00 UTC in standard time.