Guyana · GYT
Mon, 14 Sept 2026
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.
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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?
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
Working Hours
2h overlap