Adelaide uses Australia/Adelaide — UTC+09:30 (ACST) in standard time and UTC+10:30 (ACDT) during daylight saving time. It is located in South Australia, Australia. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Adelaide's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Adelaide uses UTC+09:30 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC+10:30 (ACDT) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Adelaide is Australia/Adelaide. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Fall back: 05 April 2026 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 04 October 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 04 April 2027 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 03 October 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 02 April 2028 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 01 October 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 01 April 2029 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 07 October 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
No other listed city shares this exact zone.
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD). Calling code: +61. Languages: English.
Adelaide ( AD-il-ayd; Kaurna: Tarndanya [ˈd̪̥aɳɖaɲa]) is the capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide central business district; the demonym Adelaidean is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide.
The traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name Tarndanya referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east.
Its metropolitan area encompasses over 430 suburbs, extending 96 km (60 mi) from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south and 20 km (12 mi) from the western coast to the eastern foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges.
Named in honour of Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of King William IV, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for a freely settled British colony in Australia. Colonel William Light designed the city centre in a grid layout with wide boulevards and...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Adelaide. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
1,469,163 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
South Australia, Australia.
Australia/Adelaide · UTC+09:30 (ACST).
Observes DST.
Australian Dollar (AUD) · +61.
Bendigo, Ballarat, Geelong
Adelaide International Airport (ADL) about 6.3 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 21.6°C and lows 11.7°C. Warmest month: February (average high 28.1°C); coolest month: June (average low 7.4°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
South Australia's largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance, surpassing manufacturing in SA as the largest employer since 2006–07. In 2009–10, manufacturing in SA had average annual employment of 83,700 persons compared with 103,300 for health care and social assistance. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: South Australia · IANA zone: Australia/Adelaide · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Adelaide. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Adelaide and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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