Japan · JST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Niigata, Japan runs on UTC+9. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+9 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 13-hour difference between Niigata and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 8-hour difference between Niigata and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 17:00–18:00 in Niigata lines up with 09:00–10:00 in London. Niigata and Tokyo currently share the same clock. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 9 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–18:00 in Niigata lines up with 09:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Seoul, Pyongyang, Osaka. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Niigata.
Practical Info
Niigata (Japan) is home to roughly 780K people. Today brings about 14.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:24, sunset at 19:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+9 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 38° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Japan
Capital
Tokyo
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
JST · Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
37.90°N, 139.02°E
Currency
JPY (¥)
Calling Code
+81
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Japanese
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Niigata prefecture produces more rice and more sake breweries than any other in Japan — around 90 of them — because the snowmelt water off the mountains is unusually soft and the winters are long enough to control fermentation.
The clock: Niigata keeps UTC+9 and lies on the Sea of Japan coast, which gets some of the heaviest snowfall of any inhabited region on Earth.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
3h overlap