Current Time in Singapore

About time in Singapore

Singapore sits close to the equator at roughly 104 degrees east, which by geography would suggest a clock near UTC+7. Instead the city uses Singapore Standard Time at UTC+8, a historical alignment adopted to match Malaysia for trade and convenience. There is no daylight saving here, partly because daylight barely varies year-round so near the equator. The result is a steady clock that keeps Singapore in step with Hong Kong, Shanghai, and most of East Asia.

Singapore does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC+8 (no DST). The live clock above reads Singapore's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Singapore through 2026

Singapore sits at about 1.4°N, 103.8°E. The longest day of 2026 is May 31, with 12h 12m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is January 1, with 12h 03m, a difference of 9 min. Singapore lies close to the equator, so its day length barely changes through the year and sunrise stays near the same hour in every season.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around October 21 (06:46) and the latest sunset around February 9 (19:21). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 13:12 local time in late March, 13:06 in late June and 13:02 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 13:05 on average, roughly 65 minutes after 12:00, so the civil clock runs ahead of sun time and evenings feel late in Singapore.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Singapore (2026–2027)

Singapore keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Singapore is 8 hours ahead of London and 13 hours ahead of New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.