Australia
Time now in Western Australia
Sunrise 06:15Sunset 05:35Time zone UTC +8
Time zone
Australia/Perth
UTC offset
UTC +8
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
3,008,700
Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
05:35
Day length
11h 21m
Coordinates
-25.00, 122.00
Time difference from Western Australia
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Western Australia right now.
Western Australia on the map
About the time in Western Australia
Western Australia runs on Australia/Perth, which puts the city UTC +8 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 3,008,700 people live in Western Australia, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Western Australia day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 01:00–09:00 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 Western Australia
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Australia/Perth, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Western Australia right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Western Australia, updating every second from Australia/Perth (UTC +8).
- Does Western Australia change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Western Australia keeps UTC +8 throughout the year.
- Which time zone is Western Australia in?
- Western Australia uses Australia/Perth, currently UTC +8.
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