Time zone · Americas
GUYANA
Guyana Time
Guyana Time keeps things straightforward with a single, consistent offset of UTC-04:00 year-round, with no daylight saving changes to track. Whether you’re coordinating with Georgetown or working across the Atlantic, you can rely on this stable, no-surprises schedule.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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 straightforward with a single, consistent offset of UTC-04:00 year-round, with no daylight saving changes to track. Whether you’re coordinating with Georgetown or working across the Atlantic, you can rely on this stable, no-surprises schedule.
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.
Cities across GUYANA
Local time, city by city.
1 city
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.
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GUYANA to the world's clocks.
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].
- Does Guyana Time ever change for daylight saving?
- No. Guyana Time stays at UTC-04:00 all year, with no daylight saving adjustments.
- How many time zones does Guyana have?
- Guyana has only one time zone, covering the entire country with the same local time everywhere.
- Is Guyana Time always the same as Eastern Standard Time (EST)?
- No. Eastern Standard Time is UTC-05:00, so Guyana (UTC-04:00) is one hour ahead of it. Guyana matches Eastern Daylight Time, which the US East Coast uses from March to November.
- Why doesn’t Guyana observe daylight saving time?
- Guyana’s location near the equator means daylight hours stay relatively constant year-round, making changes to clock time unnecessary.
- How does Guyana Time compare to New York time?
- When New York is on standard time (UTC-05:00), Guyana is one hour ahead of New York; during US daylight saving time (UTC-04:00), the two share the same time.
- When was the current Guyana Time offset adopted?
- The current UTC-04:00 offset has been in use since March 1992.
- Can I schedule meetings with Guyana without checking for time changes?
- Yes, you can set meetings with Guyana using the same UTC-04:00 offset all year, with no seasonal adjustments to worry about.
Source: IANA tzdb2026d · Reviewed
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This time zone, as JSON.
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