Time zone · Americas

GUYANA

Guyana Time

Guyana Time keeps things consistent year-round at UTC−04:00, so clocks never change. That steady offset makes scheduling across seasons straightforward — no daylight saving shifts for Guyana.

UTC-04:00 standard1 IANA zone1 city
Current time in GUYANA☾ Night
23:27:19

Saturday, May 30, 2026

☾ NIGHT 05:3511:5018:04
Standard
-04 · −4
IANA zones
1

Current offset

UTC-04:00

Standard · -04

Daylight saving

Not observed

Year-round standard time

IANA zones

1

None observe daylight saving

DST offset

No summer variant

About GUYANA

A fixed, year-round offset.

Guyana Time keeps things consistent year-round at UTC−04:00, so clocks never change. That steady offset makes scheduling across seasons straightforward — no daylight saving shifts for Guyana.

IANA zones · the technical identifiers

The zone that resolve to GUYANA.

For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.

IANA zonePrimary cityDST
America/GuyanaGuyana— None

Cities currently on GUYANA

The same hour, city by city.

1 city · all UTC-04:00

Where GUYANA is used

One country.

Same offset · UTC-04:00

Other zones at UTC-04:00 right now.

These named zones share GUYANA's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about GUYANA, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

Do clocks change for daylight saving time in Guyana Time?
No. Guyana Time has no daylight-saving changes and has remained at UTC−04:00 year-round.
Is Guyana time zone advancing or falling back tomorrow?
There are no active transitions in Guyana Time right now, so the offset stays UTC−04:00.
What is the standard difference when comparing Atlanta, US (Eastern Time) and Guyana?
When Georgia (Eastern Standard Time) is off daylight-saving, times match Guyana Time. During US Eastern Daylight Time, Atlanta is one hour ahead of Georgetown.
Which countries use UTC−04:00 all year (like Guyana)?
Other year-round offsets in UTC−04:00 include borders such as parts of Brazil’s Amazon time zone, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Caribbean territories like Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. These places share the same time but may still have seasonal differences due to DST in some regions.
How often does Guyana’s time stop getting updated?
Once set to UTC−04:00, there were no recent known changes in Guyana, making planning for travel or remote collaboration more predictable.

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// France's time zones, right now
GET /v1/timezones?country=fr
{
"data": [
{
"iana": "Europe/Paris",
"display_name": "Paris",
"current": {
"utc_offset": "+02:00",
"abbreviation": "CEST",
"is_dst": true
}
}
]
}