Suriname
Time now in Distrikt Paramaribo
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 06:52Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Paramaribo
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
242,946
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
06:52
Day length
12h 17m
Coordinates
5.87, -55.17
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About the time in Distrikt Paramaribo
The zone identifier America/Paramaribo is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but America/Paramaribo keeps pointing at Paramaribo time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Distrikt Paramaribo runs on America/Paramaribo, which puts the city UTC −3 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 242,946 people live in Distrikt Paramaribo, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Distrikt Paramaribo
- When do the sun rise and set in Distrikt Paramaribo today?
- Sunrise is at 06:35 and sunset at 06:52, giving 12h 17m of daylight.
- What are normal business hours in Distrikt Paramaribo in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Distrikt Paramaribo runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Distrikt Paramaribo?
- Distrikt Paramaribo is UTC −3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Distrikt Paramaribo right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Distrikt Paramaribo, updating every second from America/Paramaribo (UTC −3).
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