Europe/Simferopol is an IANA time zone used in Ukraine. It stays on UTC+3 all year.
Europe/Simferopol at a glance
How Europe/Simferopol keeps time
Europe/Simferopol has stayed on UTC+3 since its last daylight saving period in 2013. 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/Simferopol
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 31, 2013 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 4:00 AM | UTC+3 |
| Sunday, October 27, 2013 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 4:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+2 |
| Sunday, March 30, 2014 | Standard offset changes from UTC+2 to UTC+4 | UTC+4 |
| Sunday, October 26, 2014 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC+3 |
The base offset of this zone changed in 2014, from UTC+4 to UTC+3. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.
Countries and cities on Europe/Simferopol
Europe/Simferopol is used in Ukraine. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Europe/Simferopol 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/Simferopol 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/Simferopol in software
Use the zone name Europe/Simferopol 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/Simferopol:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Europe/Simferopol', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Europe/Simferopol'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Europe/Simferopol')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Europe/Simferopol datePlan around the time in Europe/Simferopol
- Convert a time to or from Europe/Simferopol: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Sevastopol to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Europe/Simferopol 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/Simferopol?
UTC+3, all year.
What abbreviation does Europe/Simferopol use?
MSK. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Europe/Simferopol in software.
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.