Suriname
Time now in Paramaribo
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 06:52Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Paramaribo
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
223,757
Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
06:52
Day length
12h 17m
Coordinates
5.87, -55.17
Time difference from Paramaribo
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Paramaribo right now.
Paramaribo on the map
About the time in Paramaribo
Around 223,757 people live in 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.
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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Paramaribo day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 12:00–20:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Frequently asked questions about time in Paramaribo
- Does Paramaribo change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Paramaribo keeps UTC −3 throughout the year.
- What are normal business hours in Paramaribo in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Paramaribo runs from 12:00–20:00 UTC today.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for America/Paramaribo, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Paramaribo right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Paramaribo, updating every second from America/Paramaribo (UTC −3).
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