World Clock & Time Converter

How to Use the World Clock & Time Converter

1. Open the time converter: Go to https://www.xconvert.com/time-converter to load the visual comparison grid. Your local timezone is pre-loaded as the first row, showing a 24-hour timeline with color-coded slots — green for work hours, yellow for evening, and gray for night.

2. Add cities to compare: Click + Add City and search for any city or timezone. Each city appears as a new row in the grid, so you can see how business hours align across New York, London, Tokyo, or any combination of locations you need.

3. Select a time range: Click Select to enter selection mode, then drag across the grid to highlight a time window in purple. Drag the center to move it or use the left and right handles to resize. The color coding instantly shows whether your selected window falls during work hours, evening, or night in each city.

4. Export or share: Once a range is selected, use ICS download, Google Calendar, Gmail, Copy to clipboard, or Share link to send the meeting time to your team. Everyone receives the event in their own local time automatically.

What You Can Do With This Tool

The time converter supports several common workflows that come up when coordinating across time zones:

• Schedule meetings across 2–10 cities and find the window where everyone is awake during reasonable hours
• Check current time in any city worldwide — over 128,000 cities are indexed with accurate IANA timezone data
• Compare time zones side by side using the hour-by-hour visual grid, which is faster than manually calculating UTC offsets
• Plan travel by checking the time difference between your origin and destination before booking flights or setting alarms
• Export to calendar so every participant sees the correct local time without manual conversion

Time Zones Covered

This tool covers every timezone in the IANA database, including zones with half-hour and 45-minute offsets like India (UTC+5:30), Nepal (UTC+5:45), and the Chatham Islands (UTC+12:45). Daylight saving transitions are tracked automatically — when a region switches between standard and daylight time, the grid reflects the current offset without any manual adjustment.

You can browse all available locations through the country directory or the timezone abbreviation list.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find the time difference between two cities?

Add both cities to the grid using the + Add City button. The horizontal timeline shows each city's hours aligned to the same moment, so the offset is visible at a glance. For example, if 9 AM in New York lines up with 2 PM in London, the difference is 5 hours.

Can I compare more than two time zones at once?

Yes. You can add as many cities as you need. Each city gets its own row in the grid, and the color coding helps you spot overlapping work hours across all of them simultaneously.

Does the tool account for daylight saving time?

Yes. The grid uses IANA timezone data, which includes all DST transitions. When a city switches to daylight saving time, the offset updates automatically. You do not need to adjust anything manually.

How do I share a meeting time with my team?

Select a time range on the grid, then use one of the export options: ICS download for calendar apps, Google Calendar for direct import, Gmail to send an email invite, Copy to clipboard for pasting into chat, or Share link to send a URL that opens the same view.

Is this tool free to use?

Yes. The world clock, time zone converter, and meeting planner are completely free with no account required.