Time zones by country

One country, many times

Most countries keep a single time. Large countries that stretch far from east to west split into several:

How to read the table

Each row is one country or territory. "Time zones" is the number of separate areas the time zone database keeps for it. "UTC offset" is how far its clocks are from Coordinated Universal Time, shown as a range when the parts of the country differ or when the clocks move during the year. "Clock changes" says whether any part of the country moves its clocks in 2026. Tap a country with one zone to go straight to its clock, or a country with several to see each part side by side.

The list in numbers

Of the 247 countries and territories listed, 216 have a single zone area and 31 have more than one. 70 change their clocks at some point in 2026, and the other 177 keep one time all year. The offset shared by the most countries in January is UTC+1 (46 countries and territories), followed by UTC+2 (31) and UTC−4 (29). 11 countries or territories have at least one part on a half-hour or quarter-hour offset: Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Cocos Islands, French Polynesia, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Sri Lanka.

Territories are listed apart

Islands and territories that are far from their parent country, such as Greenland, Puerto Rico or French Polynesia, have their own rows, because their clocks have nothing to do with the capital's. That is also why the count for France or the United Kingdom here covers only the home country.

China and India are wide countries that chose one time for everyone. In the far west of China the sun can rise after 9 am by the clock.