Europe/Volgograd is an IANA time zone used in Russia. It stays on UTC+3 all year.
Europe/Volgograd at a glance
How Europe/Volgograd keeps time
Europe/Volgograd 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/Volgograd
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 27, 2011 | Standard offset changes from UTC+3 to UTC+4 | UTC+4 |
| Sunday, October 26, 2014 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC+3 |
| Sunday, October 28, 2018 | Standard offset changes from UTC+3 to UTC+4 | UTC+4 |
| Sunday, December 27, 2020 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 2:00 AM becomes 1:00 AM | UTC+3 |
The base offset of this zone changed in 2020, from UTC+4 to UTC+3. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.
Countries and cities on Europe/Volgograd
Europe/Volgograd is used in Russia. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Europe/Volgograd 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/Volgograd 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/Volgograd in software
Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Europe/Volgograd, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+3 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.
Show the current time in Europe/Volgograd:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Europe/Volgograd', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Europe/Volgograd'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Europe/Volgograd')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Europe/Volgograd dateTools for time in Europe/Volgograd
- Convert a time to or from Europe/Volgograd: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Volgograd to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Europe/Volgograd 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/Volgograd?
UTC+3, all year.
What abbreviation does Europe/Volgograd use?
MSK. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Europe/Volgograd 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.