ParamariboSuriname
Current time in Paramaribo, Suriname
Thursday, 24 September 2026
Suriname TimeUTC-03:00
⛶ Full-screen clockParamaribo time at a glance
- Country
- Suriname
- Location
- Capital city of Suriname
- Time zone
America/Paramaribo- UTC offset now
UTC-03:00- Current zone label
- GMT-3
- Next clock change
- No upcoming change available
Paramaribo time guide
Does Paramaribo change its clocks?
UTC-03:00.- Year-round offset
- Suriname Time (SRT), UTC-03:00
- Time-zone identifier
- America/Paramaribo
- Paramaribo and London
- 3 hours behind during GMT; 4 hours behind during BST
- Paramaribo and New York
- 2 hours ahead during EST; 1 hour ahead during EDT
District and urban area
Paramaribo extends into neighboring Wanica
Suriname's 2012 census publishes Paramaribo District separately and also provides ressort-level tables for Paramaribo and Wanica. The continuous urban area crosses the district boundary, so district and metro totals are not equivalent.
Time-zone identity for Paramaribo
- IANA zone
America/Paramaribo- UTC offset now
- UTC-03:00
- Current zone label
- GMT-3
- Clock-change status
- No UTC offset change was found in the next 370 days.
Paramaribo is currently 3 hours behind UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.
Clock changes in Paramaribo
370-day checked horizon
No UTC offset change was found through Wednesday, 29 September 2027 in runtime time-zone data 2026b.
Time-zone history
UTC offset changes for Paramaribo
A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for America/Paramaribo, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.
Previous 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the previous 5 years.
Next 5 years
No UTC offset transition was found in the next 5 years.
Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.
Capital city context
About Paramaribo, capital of Suriname
Paramaribo is the capital of Suriname. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.
- Capital status
- Capital of Suriname
- Administrative area
- Paramaribo District, Suriname
- Population
- 223,757
- Coordinates
- 5.8664° N, 55.1668° W. The elevation is 5 metres.
Nearby city clocks
Cities near Paramaribo
Nearby cities are ordered by approximate straight-line distance from Paramaribo. Times are calculated for the same instant shown above.
- Munder BuitenParamaribo District, Suriname3.3 km southwest
America/ParamariboSame local time - RainvilleParamaribo District, Suriname4.8 km southeast
America/ParamariboSame local time - Weg naar ZeeParamaribo District, Suriname5.3 km west
America/ParamariboSame local time - TammengaParamaribo District, Suriname5.7 km southwest
America/ParamariboSame local time - BlauwgrondParamaribo District, Suriname5.8 km southeast
America/ParamariboSame local time - WelgelegenParamaribo District, Suriname6.3 km southwest
America/ParamariboSame local time
Sources for Paramaribo time and city facts
Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.
View 4 sources
- GeoNames cities15000GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · AccessedCity and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
- IANA Time Zone DatabaseInternet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · AccessedTime-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
- Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · AccessedEnglish display names for countries, currencies and languages.
- Census statistics 2012General Bureau of Statistics Suriname · 2012 census · AccessedOfficial district and ressort census tables.