America/Paramaribo time zone

America/Paramaribo is an IANA time zone used in Suriname. It stays on UTC−3 all year.

America/Paramaribo at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC−3
Standard time	UTC−3
Used in	Suriname

Rules of the America/Paramaribo time zone

This zone has a single offset, UTC−3, with no seasonal changes recorded since 1970.

Recent and upcoming changes in America/Paramaribo

Date	Change	New offset
Monday, October 1, 1984	Clocks go forward 30 minutes and stay there: 12:00 AM becomes 12:30 AM	UTC−3

The base offset of this zone changed in 1984, from UTC−3:30 to UTC−3. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.

Where America/Paramaribo is used

America/Paramaribo is used in Suriname. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

Paramaribo

America/Paramaribo compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	2 h behind	2 h behind	1 h behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	5 h behind	5 h behind	4 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	3 h ahead	3 h ahead	4 h ahead
Paris (France)	--:--	4 h ahead	4 h ahead	5 h ahead
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	7 h ahead	7 h ahead	7 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	8 h 30 min ahead	8 h 30 min ahead	8 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	11 h ahead	11 h ahead	11 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	12 h ahead	12 h ahead	12 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	14 h ahead	14 h ahead	13 h ahead
UTC	--:--	3 h ahead	3 h ahead	3 h ahead

Other zones on UTC−3 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as America/Paramaribo today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

Using America/Paramaribo in software

Use the zone name America/Paramaribo rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.

Show the current time in America/Paramaribo:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'America/Paramaribo', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('America/Paramaribo'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('America/Paramaribo')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=America/Paramaribo date

Plan around the time in America/Paramaribo

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Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of America/Paramaribo?

UTC−3, all year.

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.