Current local time in Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide is on Australian Central Standard Time (UTC+9:30), moving to UTC+10:30 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Australian Central Standard TimeIANA: Australia/Adelaide
- UTC offset
- UTC+9:30 / UTC+10:30standard / daylight saving
- Next clock change
- 4 October 2026Forward 1 hour, 02:00 → 03:00
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- Country
- AustraliaOceania
- Population
- 1.5 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +61currency: Dollar (AUD)
- Coordinates
- 34.93° S, 138.60° ESouthern Hemisphere
The sun in Adelaide today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Adelaide
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Adelaide | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 8h 30m behind | None |
| US New York | --:-- | 13h 30m behind | None |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 16h 30m behind | 1h |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 7h 30m behind | 1h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 5h 30m behind | 3h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 1h 30m behind | 7h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 1h 30m behind | 7h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 30m behind | 8h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 30m behind | 8h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 30m ahead | 8h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 12h 30m behind | None |
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Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Adelaide
Adelaide switches between Australian Central Standard Time (UTC+9:30) and Australian Central Daylight Time (UTC+10:30). Upcoming changes:
- Sunday, 4 October 2026: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC+9:30 → UTC+10:30)
- Sunday, 4 April 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 03:00, to 02:00 (UTC+10:30 → UTC+9:30)
- Sunday, 3 October 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 02:00, to 03:00 (UTC+9:30 → UTC+10:30)
- Sunday, 2 April 2028: clocks go back 1 hour at 03:00, to 02:00 (UTC+10:30 → UTC+9:30)
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Adelaide
Adelaide runs on a half-hour offset (UTC+9:30), one of the few places in the world whose clocks are not a whole number of hours from UTC.
Australia is wide enough to use 3 different standard times, from UTC+8 to UTC+10; Adelaide uses UTC+9:30.
Sunrise and sunset in Adelaide, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
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| January | 06:04 | 20:32 | 14h 28m |
| February | 06:34 | 20:23 | 13h 49m |
| March | 07:02 | 19:54 | 12h 52m |
| April | 07:27 | 19:11 | 11h 44m |
| May | 06:51 | 17:34 | 10h 43m |
| June | 07:14 | 17:12 | 9h 58m |
| July | 07:24 | 17:14 | 9h 50m |
| August | 07:10 | 17:33 | 10h 23m |
| September | 06:35 | 17:56 | 11h 20m |
| October | 05:53 | 18:17 | 12h 25m |
| November | 06:14 | 19:44 | 13h 30m |
| December | 05:55 | 20:13 | 14h 18m |
Longest day: around 21 December 2026, 14h 30m of daylight (sunrise 05:58, sunset 20:28). Shortest day: around 21 June 2026, 9h 48m.
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What time zone is Adelaide in?
Adelaide uses the Australia/Adelaide time zone (Australian Central Standard Time), UTC+9:30, and Australian Central Daylight Time, UTC+10:30, in summer.
Does Adelaide observe daylight saving time?
Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 4 October 2026, when clocks go forward 1 hour.
What is the time difference between Adelaide and New York?
Right now New York is 13h 30m behind Adelaide. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.
What is the time difference between Adelaide and London?
London is 8h 30m behind Adelaide right now. Their office hours do not overlap, so one side has to call early or late.
When is sunrise and sunset in Adelaide?
It depends on the season. Around 21 December 2026 the sun rises about 05:58 and sets about 20:28 (14h 30m of daylight); around 21 June 2026 it rises about 07:23 and sets about 17:11 (9h 48m).
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