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What timezone is this city in?

Pick a major city to see its IANA zone, current UTC/GMT offset, common abbreviations (CET, EEST, IST…), country, and an example of the current local time. Then convert times with the Time zone converter.

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Result

America/New_York

IANA timezone

New York, United States

  • CountryUnited States
  • Current UTC / GMT offsetUTC−04:00 / GMT−04:00
  • AbbreviationsEDT · EST/EDT
  • Current local timeTue, Sep 15, 2026, 12:23 EDT
  • Also known asNYC, New York City

Formula

  • City → curated IANA timezone id
  • Current offset = UTC offset of that zone at “now”
  • Abbreviations from known std/DST pairs (CET/CEST, EET/EEST…) when available

How it is calculated

  1. Select a city from the list (labels include country and IANA id).
  2. Read the timezone id, offsets, abbreviations, and sample local time.
  3. Use the related Time zone converter to convert a specific date and time.

Questions

What timezone is Riga in?

Riga uses Europe/Riga — Eastern European Time: EET (UTC+02) in winter and EEST (UTC+03) in summer.

Why isn’t every tiny town listed?

This tool ships a curated offline list of major cities (hundreds). Nearby towns usually share the same IANA zone — convert with the Time zone converter once you know the zone id.

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