Europe/Minsk is an IANA time zone used in Belarus. It stays on UTC+3 all year.
Europe/Minsk at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+3 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+3 |
| Used in | Belarus |
Rules of the Europe/Minsk time zone
Europe/Minsk has stayed on UTC+3 since its last daylight saving period in 2010. Software that still applies an old rule will show the wrong time, so keep tz data up to date.
Recent and upcoming changes in Europe/Minsk
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 25, 2009 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+2 |
| Sunday, March 28, 2010 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+3 |
| Sunday, October 31, 2010 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+2 |
| Sunday, March 27, 2011 | Clocks go forward 1 hour and stay there: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+3 |
The base offset of this zone changed in 2011, from UTC+2 to UTC+3. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.
Where Europe/Minsk is used
Europe/Minsk is used in Belarus. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Europe/Minsk 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) | --:-- | 8 h behind | 8 h behind | 7 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 11 h behind | 11 h behind | 10 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 3 h behind | 3 h behind | 2 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 2 h behind | 2 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 1 h ahead | 1 h ahead | 1 h ahead |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 2 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min ahead | 2 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 8 h ahead | 8 h ahead | 7 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 3 h behind | 3 h behind | 3 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+3 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Europe/Minsk today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Africa/Asmara
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Africa/Djibouti
- Africa/Kampala
- Africa/Mogadishu
- Africa/Nairobi
- Asia/Aden
- Asia/Amman
- Asia/Baghdad
- Asia/Bahrain
- Asia/Damascus
Using Europe/Minsk in software
Use the zone name Europe/Minsk rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.
Show the current time in Europe/Minsk:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Europe/Minsk', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Europe/Minsk'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Europe/Minsk')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Europe/Minsk datePlan around the time in Europe/Minsk
- Convert a time to or from Europe/Minsk: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Minsk to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Europe/Minsk and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Europe/Minsk?
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.