Common questions about Northern Mariana Islands's time zone, daylight saving rules, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What timezone is the Northern Mariana Islands in?: It follows Pacific/Saipan (Chamorro Standard Time), which is UTC+10:00.
Does the Northern Mariana Islands observe daylight saving time?: No, the islands stay on the same time all year round.
How does the Northern Mariana Islands compare with Guam?: Both are in the same UTC+10:00 zone, so they share the same time throughout the year.
What time difference does it have with Tokyo?: Tokyo runs at UTC+9:00, so the Northern Mariana Islands is typically 1 hour ahead of Tokyo.
Can I use the same clocks I use in Honolulu?: No—Honolulu is UTC−10:00 without DST, so its time is very different from the Northern Mariana Islands.
Is there more than one local time in the islands?: No, both Saipan and the rest of the Northern Mariana Islands use the same ChST time.

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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

}

]

}