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Georgetown

UTC−4

Guyana · GYT

Rainy season
20:45:08Live

Mon, 14 Sept 2026

00:00↑ 05:42↓ 18:1224:00
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
18:12
Daylight
12.5hrs
Population
200K
Season
Rainy season
Next full moon
14 Jul
Buck Moon

Timezone Guide

Georgetown, Guyana runs on UTC−4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. Georgetown and New York currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Georgetown lines up with 09:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 5-hour difference between Georgetown and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Georgetown lines up with 14:00–18:00 in London. There is a 13-hour difference between Georgetown and Tokyo. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with Tokyo, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Toronto, Caracas, Havana. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Georgetown.

Practical Info

Georgetown (Guyana) is home to roughly 200K people. Today brings about 12.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:42, sunset at 18:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC−4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 7° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.

Flag

Guyana

Guyana

Capital

Georgetown 👑

Continent

South America

Time Zone

GYT · America/Guyana

Coordinates

6.80°N, 58.16°W

Currency

GYD ($)

Calling Code

+592

Driving Side

Left

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

English

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

A City Below Sea Level Behind a Wall

Georgetown sits about half a metre to a metre below high tide and is protected by a seawall and a Dutch-built drainage system of canals and kokers — sluice gates opened only at low tide.

The clock: Georgetown keeps UTC−4. Guyana is the only South American country whose official language is English, and it is culturally part of the Caribbean.

Annual Daylight

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Working Hours

2h overlap
GeorgetownUTC−4
06121824
Your locationUTC+3
06121824