Sydney to Perth time
Local time in Perth, Australia, compared with Sydney, Australia — hour by hour, through 2026 and 2027.
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Time difference at a glance
| City | Standard time | Daylight saving | IANA time zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney, Australia | UTC+10:00 | UTC+11:00 | Australia/Sydney |
| Perth, Australia | UTC+08:00 | Not observed | Australia/Perth |
1 January 2026 – 4 April 2026: Perth is 3 hours behind Sydney.
6 April 2026 – 3 October 2026: Perth is 2 hours behind Sydney.
5 October 2026 – 3 April 2027: Perth is 3 hours behind Sydney.
5 April 2027 – 2 October 2027: Perth is 2 hours behind Sydney.
4 October 2027 – 31 December 2027: Perth is 3 hours behind Sydney.
The gap between Sydney and Perth is not the same all year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates — or because only one of them changes at all. Check which period your meeting falls into before scheduling.
Days when the gap shifts
On these dates the clocks move, so the gap changes partway through the day. That is why they sit outside the periods above rather than inside one of them.
- 5 April 2026 — Sydney changes its clocks. Perth goes from 3 hours behind to 2 hours behind.
- 4 October 2026 — Sydney changes its clocks. Perth goes from 2 hours behind to 3 hours behind.
- 4 April 2027 — Sydney changes its clocks. Perth goes from 3 hours behind to 2 hours behind.
- 3 October 2027 — Sydney changes its clocks. Perth goes from 2 hours behind to 3 hours behind.
When each city's clocks move, 2026 and 2027
- Sydney: clocks go back on 5 April 2026 (UTC+11:00 → UTC+10:00)
- Sydney: clocks go forward on 4 October 2026 (UTC+10:00 → UTC+11:00)
- Sydney: clocks go back on 4 April 2027 (UTC+11:00 → UTC+10:00)
- Sydney: clocks go forward on 3 October 2027 (UTC+10:00 → UTC+11:00)
Best time to schedule a call
1 January 2026 – 4 April 2026 · 5 October 2026 – 3 April 2027 · 4 October 2027 – 31 December 2027
- 12:00–17:00 in Sydney is 09:00–14:00 in Perth — 5 hours of shared working time.
6 April 2026 – 3 October 2026 · 5 April 2027 – 2 October 2027
- 11:00–17:00 in Sydney is 09:00–15:00 in Perth — 6 hours of shared working time.
24-hour conversion: when Perth is 3 hours behind Sydney
Each row is one hour of the day in Sydney, with the matching local time in Perth. This table applies to 1 January 2026 – 4 April 2026 · 5 October 2026 – 3 April 2027 · 4 October 2027 – 31 December 2027 — every full day of those periods, when Perth is 3 hours behind Sydney. The clock-change days themselves are listed separately above, because the gap shifts partway through them.
| Sydney | Perth | Both at work? |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 21:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 01:00 | 22:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 02:00 | 23:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 03:00 | 00:00 | Outside hours |
| 04:00 | 01:00 | Outside hours |
| 05:00 | 02:00 | Outside hours |
| 06:00 | 03:00 | Outside hours |
| 07:00 | 04:00 | Outside hours |
| 08:00 | 05:00 | Outside hours |
| 09:00 | 06:00 | One side only |
| 10:00 | 07:00 | One side only |
| 11:00 | 08:00 | One side only |
| 12:00 | 09:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 13:00 | 10:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 14:00 | 11:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 15:00 | 12:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 16:00 | 13:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 17:00 | 14:00 | One side only |
| 18:00 | 15:00 | One side only |
| 19:00 | 16:00 | One side only |
| 20:00 | 17:00 | Outside hours |
| 21:00 | 18:00 | Outside hours |
| 22:00 | 19:00 | Outside hours |
| 23:00 | 20:00 | Outside hours |
24-hour conversion: when Perth is 2 hours behind Sydney
Each row is one hour of the day in Sydney, with the matching local time in Perth. This table applies to 6 April 2026 – 3 October 2026 · 5 April 2027 – 2 October 2027 — every full day of those periods, when Perth is 2 hours behind Sydney. The clock-change days themselves are listed separately above, because the gap shifts partway through them.
| Sydney | Perth | Both at work? |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 22:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 01:00 | 23:00 (previous day) | Outside hours |
| 02:00 | 00:00 | Outside hours |
| 03:00 | 01:00 | Outside hours |
| 04:00 | 02:00 | Outside hours |
| 05:00 | 03:00 | Outside hours |
| 06:00 | 04:00 | Outside hours |
| 07:00 | 05:00 | Outside hours |
| 08:00 | 06:00 | Outside hours |
| 09:00 | 07:00 | One side only |
| 10:00 | 08:00 | One side only |
| 11:00 | 09:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 12:00 | 10:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 13:00 | 11:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 14:00 | 12:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 15:00 | 13:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 16:00 | 14:00 | Yes — good for a call |
| 17:00 | 15:00 | One side only |
| 18:00 | 16:00 | One side only |
| 19:00 | 17:00 | Outside hours |
| 20:00 | 18:00 | Outside hours |
| 21:00 | 19:00 | Outside hours |
| 22:00 | 20:00 | Outside hours |
| 23:00 | 21:00 | Outside hours |