Zone & HourCurrent Local Time in AdelaideAustralia
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Australia/Adelaide
About Adelaide time
Adelaide has a half-hour base offset and observes a southern-hemisphere clock change. It differs from both Perth and Sydney, even though all three cities are in Australia.
Adelaide, Australia, uses Australia/Adelaide. An IANA identifier names the set of rules used for this location; it can include historical changes as well as different offsets within a year.
Daylight saving and UTC offset
The 2026 reference data includes UTC+09:30 and UTC+10:30. Select the actual meeting date: one fixed offset will not describe the whole year.
These offsets describe the selected reference year, not every year in the city’s history. The live clock above and date-aware converter use the time-zone rules installed in your browser. Update your device when a government announces a change.
Compare Adelaide with another city or read how daylight saving affects meetings.
Adelaide compared with major cities
Reference: 9:00 AM on 2026-10-05 in Adelaide. These are dated examples, not live clocks.
| City | Local time | Relative to Adelaide |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 6:30 PM · 2026-10-04 | 14 hours and 30 minutes behind |
| London | 11:30 PM · 2026-10-04 | 9 hours and 30 minutes behind |
| Seoul | 7:30 AM · 2026-10-05 | 1 hour and 30 minutes behind |
| Tokyo | 7:30 AM · 2026-10-05 | 1 hour and 30 minutes behind |
| Sydney | 9:30 AM · 2026-10-05 | 30 minutes ahead |
| Dubai | 2:30 AM · 2026-10-05 | 6 hours and 30 minutes behind |
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Questions about the time in Adelaide
What time zone does Adelaide use?
Adelaide uses Australia/Adelaide. The calculated offsets in 2026 are UTC+09:30 and UTC+10:30. City selection is safer than relying on an abbreviation alone.
Does Adelaide change its clocks?
The 2026 reference data includes UTC+09:30 and UTC+10:30. Select the actual meeting date: one fixed offset will not describe the whole year. For a historical or future appointment, select its specific date in the converter.
Why might my device show a different time?
The clock uses your device’s current instant and its installed time-zone data. An incorrect system clock or old time-zone database can produce a mismatch. Enable automatic date and time, update your system, then reload.