Current Time in Yangon, Myanmar
How to Check Current Time in Yangon, Myanmar
Open the Yangon time converter page: Visit https://www.xconvert.com/time-converter/myanmar/yangon to load Yangon pre-selected in the comparison grid under its local time zone, Asia/Yangon. This is useful if you are planning a supplier call in Myanmar, checking office hours for a logistics partner near Yangon Port, or coordinating with a remote team working on Myanmar business hours.
Add comparison cities with the “+ Add City” button: Click + Add City and search for cities such as London, Dubai, or Singapore if you work in trade, shipping, banking, or regional operations connected to Myanmar. You can also add New York if you need to compare Yangon with US headquarters, since the large time gap often affects whether a same-day meeting is realistic.
Drag across the grid to compare a real meeting window: Click Select to enter selection mode, then drag across Yangon’s row from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM to highlight a purple range with draggable handles. That selection shows, for example, that 9:00 AM in Yangon is 3:30 AM in London during UK winter or 4:30 AM during UK summer, which quickly tells you that a Yangon morning meeting is usually too early for Europe but may align better with East and Southeast Asia.
Export the selected time range for scheduling: After selecting a time block, use the export options shown on the page: ICS download, Google Calendar, Gmail, Copy to clipboard, or Share link. This is especially practical when sending a confirmed Yangon meeting slot to freight forwarders, NGO teams, regional sales staff, or distributed engineering teams so everyone receives the event in their own local time automatically.
About Yangon Time Zone
Yangon uses the IANA time zone Asia/Yangon. Its standard time is UTC+06:30, which makes Myanmar one of the relatively few countries using a half-hour offset rather than a whole-hour offset. If it is 12:00 PM UTC, the local time in Yangon is 6:30 PM the same day.
Yangon does not observe daylight saving time, so its offset remains UTC+06:30 all year. That stability is useful for recurring business coordination because the Yangon side never shifts seasonally, although the difference versus cities such as London, New York, and Sydney can still change when those locations enter or leave DST. For example, Yangon is 6 hours 30 minutes ahead of London in UK winter but 5 hours 30 minutes ahead during British Summer Time.
Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar and sits in the Yangon Region in the southern part of the country. In regional terms, Yangon is 30 minutes behind Bangkok (UTC+7), 1 hour behind Dhaka (UTC+6)? Correction: Yangon is actually 30 minutes ahead of Dhaka (UTC+6), and 2 hours 30 minutes behind Tokyo (UTC+9). This makes Yangon relatively well positioned for coordination with South Asia and Southeast Asia, while calls with Europe and North America usually require careful planning around early mornings or late evenings.
Yangon City Details
Yangon is Myanmar’s largest city, with a population of 4,477,638. It is located at 16.80528° N, 96.15611° E, near the Yangon River and not far from the Andaman Sea trade routes, which helps explain its long-standing role as the country’s commercial center and primary gateway for shipping, finance, and business services.
The local currency used in Yangon is the Myanmar Kyat (MMK). For travelers, importers, and business visitors, this matters when reviewing hotel rates, transport costs, invoices, or local vendor pricing, since many domestic transactions are settled in kyat even when international contracts reference USD for comparison.
Myanmar’s country dialing code is +95, so phone numbers in Yangon are reached internationally using that prefix. If you are arranging a business call, hotel transfer, or local contact from abroad, you would dial +95 followed by the local number, while still checking the Yangon local time first to avoid calling during overnight hours.
Time Differences from Yangon
Yangon’s fixed offset of UTC+06:30 creates different time gaps depending on whether the comparison city uses daylight saving time. This is especially important for recurring calls, airline coordination, customer support coverage, and cross-border project handoffs.
New York
- Yangon is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York during US Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC-5)
- Yangon is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead during US Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC-4)
- Example: when it’s 9:00 AM in Yangon, it’s 9:30 PM the previous day in New York during EST or 10:30 PM the previous day during EDT
London
- Yangon is 6 hours 30 minutes ahead of London during Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+0)
- Yangon is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead during British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1)
- Example: when it’s 9:00 AM in Yangon, it’s 2:30 AM in London during GMT or 3:30 AM during BST
Tokyo
- Yangon is 2 hours 30 minutes behind Tokyo year-round
- Japan uses JST (UTC+9) and does not observe DST
- Example: when it’s 9:00 AM in Yangon, it’s 11:30 AM in Tokyo
Sydney
- Yangon is 4 hours 30 minutes behind Sydney during Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST, UTC+10)
- Yangon is 5 hours 30 minutes behind Sydney during Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT, UTC+11)
- Example: when it’s 9:00 AM in Yangon, it’s 1:30 PM in Sydney during AEST or 2:30 PM during AEDT
Dubai
- Yangon is 2 hours 30 minutes ahead of Dubai year-round
- Dubai uses GST (UTC+4) and does not observe DST
- Example: when it’s 9:00 AM in Yangon, it’s 6:30 AM in Dubai
For practical scheduling, a late afternoon slot in Yangon, such as 4:00 PM, can work better for the Middle East and sometimes Europe. At 4:00 PM in Yangon, it is 1:30 PM in Dubai, 9:30 AM in London during GMT or 10:30 AM during BST, making that window more suitable for trade, procurement, and finance calls than a Yangon morning meeting.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time zone is Yangon in?
Yangon is in the Asia/Yangon time zone. Its standard offset is UTC+06:30, which applies throughout the year because Myanmar does not use seasonal clock changes.
Does Yangon observe daylight saving time?
No, Yangon does not observe daylight saving time. The city stays on UTC+06:30 year-round, so the local clock in Yangon does not move forward or backward seasonally, although the time difference with cities like London, New York, and Sydney changes when those places switch DST.
What is the time difference between Yangon and New York?
The difference depends on the US season because New York observes daylight saving time while Yangon does not. Yangon is 11 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York during EST and 10 hours 30 minutes ahead during EDT, so 9:00 AM in Yangon is 9:30 PM or 10:30 PM the previous day in New York depending on the season.
What is the best time to call Yangon from the US?
For callers in the US, the easiest overlap is usually US evening and Yangon morning, or US early morning and Yangon evening, depending on the coast. For example, if you are in New York, a call at 9:00 PM EDT reaches Yangon at 7:30 AM the next day, which can work for early business coordination, while West Coast teams often need to schedule more carefully because the gap is even larger.
What is the best time to call Yangon from the UK?
The most practical time is often UK morning to early afternoon, which falls in Yangon afternoon to early evening. For example, 10:00 AM in London is 4:30 PM in Yangon during GMT or 3:30 PM during BST, making that period suitable for embassy matters, supplier calls, NGO coordination, or regional business discussions.
What is the UTC offset for Yangon?
Yangon’s UTC offset is UTC+06:30. That means Yangon is 6 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time, and this offset remains constant every month of the year.
What currency does Yangon use?
Yangon uses the Myanmar Kyat (MMK), the official currency of Myanmar. This is the currency typically used for local pricing, transport, food, domestic services, and many in-country business transactions, so travelers and companies operating in Yangon should account for MMK when budgeting or reconciling local expenses.