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SEYCHE

Seychelles Time

Seychelles Time keeps things beautifully simple — it's a fixed UTC+04:00 year-round with no daylight saving changes, so you'll never have to worry about clock adjustments when scheduling calls to Mahe.

UTC+04:00 standard1 IANA zone1 city
Current time in SEYCHE☀ Daylight
07:27:18

Sunday, May 31, 2026

06:1912:1518:12
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 SEYCHE

A fixed, year-round offset.

Seychelles Time keeps things beautifully simple — it's a fixed UTC+04:00 year-round with no daylight saving changes, so you'll never have to worry about clock adjustments when scheduling calls to Mahe.

IANA zones · the technical identifiers

The zone that resolve to SEYCHE.

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
Indian/MaheMahe— None

Cities currently on SEYCHE

The same hour, city by city.

1 city · all UTC+04:00

Victoria
07:27
07:27:18 · +04
 SEYCHE year-round

Where SEYCHE is used

One country.

Seychelles
SEYCHE · UTC+04:00

Same offset · UTC+04:00

Other zones at UTC+04:00 right now.

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

ASTUTC+4
--:--
Armenia Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Armenia
ASTRAKUTC+4
--:--
Astrakhan Time
Europe— No DST
Russia
ASTUTC+4
--:--
Azerbaijan Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Azerbaijan
GSTUTC+4
--:--
Georgia Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Georgia
GSTUTC+4
--:--
Gulf Standard Time
Asia— No DST
United Arab EmiratesOman
MSTUTC+4
--:--
Mauritius Standard Time
Africa— No DST
Mauritius
REUNIOUTC+4
--:--
Réunion Time
Africa— No DST
Réunion
SSTUTC+4
--:--
Samara Standard Time
Europe— No DST
Russia
SARATOUTC+4
--:--
Saratov Time
Europe— No DST
Russia
ULYANOUTC+4
--:--
Ulyanovsk Time
Europe— No DST
Russia

Frequently asked questions

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

What is Seychelles Time, and which areas use it?
Seychelles Time (SEYCHE) is the single timezone zone used by the entire Seychelles archipelago, centered on Mahe, and it stays at UTC+04:00 throughout the year.
Does Seychelles observe daylight saving time?
No, Seychelles has never observed daylight saving time; the offset has been fixed at UTC+04:00 since at least 2021, giving the island nation a consistent and predictable timekeeping standard.
Is there any upcoming time change in Seychelles?
There are no scheduled transitions — with no DST in play, Seychelles Time remains stable regardless of the season.
How does Seychelles Time compare to other Indian Ocean island time zones?
At UTC+04:00, Seychelles Time aligns closely with Mauritius and Maldives time, making coordination across these island nations relatively straightforward.

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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
}
}
]
}