Suriname
Time now in Suriname
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 06:54Time zone UTC −3
Time zone
America/Paramaribo
UTC offset
UTC −3
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
575,991
Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
06:54
Day length
12h 14m
Coordinates
4.00, -56.00
Time difference from Suriname
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Suriname right now.
Suriname on the map
About the time in Suriname
Suriname 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.
Clocks in Suriname stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC −3 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Suriname.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Suriname 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 Suriname
- 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.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Suriname?
- Suriname is UTC −3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Suriname right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Suriname, updating every second from America/Paramaribo (UTC −3).
- Which time zone is Suriname in?
- Suriname uses America/Paramaribo, currently UTC −3.
119 places in Suriname
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