Thursday, September 10, 2026
Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
UTC Offset
UTC+08:00
Daylight Saving Time
No DST
Next Clock Change
No upcoming changes
Region
Australia
2 major cities
About Australian Western Standard Time
Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) is a time zone that is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 08:00 hours.
Major cities using this timezone include Perth, Fremantle. These cities follow Australian Western for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Frequently Asked Questions
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About Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) is a time zone with a UTC offset of +08:00. The IANA identifier is Australia/Perth. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate AWST times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see AWST relative to other major timezones.
Right now Australia/Perth is UTC+08:00. Standard-time offset: UTC+08:00.
Australia/Perth does not observe daylight saving time — the UTC offset stays at +08:00 year-round.
Major Cities Using AWST
These cities observe Australian Western Standard Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
Popular AWST Time Conversions
Frequently searched conversions involving AWST. Each link opens the live converter pre-filled.