Hanoi keeps UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC. Hanoi does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Hanoi, Vietnam, to the second.
About time in Hanoi
Hanoi operates on the Asia/Ho Chi Minh time zone. Hanoi is on UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC. Located in Vietnam at 21.03°N, 105.85°E, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Hanoi, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Hanoi right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Hanoi, updated every second. Hanoi is on UTC+7 all year, 7 hours ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Hanoi in?
Hanoi, Vietnam uses the Asia/Ho Chi Minh time zone. That is UTC+7 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Hanoi observe daylight saving time?
No. Hanoi stays on UTC+7 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Hanoi?
Hanoi is 7 hours ahead of UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Hanoi.
Hanoi time zone explained
Hanoi follows the Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh time zone, UTC+7 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is +07 in January all year.
Time difference from Hanoi to major cities
Hanoi is 6 hours ahead of London
Hanoi is 11 hours ahead of New York
Hanoi is 14 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Hanoi is 5 hours ahead of Paris
Hanoi is 3 hours ahead of Dubai
Hanoi is 1 hour behind Singapore
Hanoi is 2 hours behind Tokyo
Hanoi is 3 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
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Daylight in Hanoi through the year
Sunrise lands around 05:21 (solar time) in June and about 06:38 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 06:34
Feb 06:20
Mar 06:04
Apr 05:45
May 05:29
Jun 05:21
Jul 05:25
Aug 05:38
Sep 05:56
Oct 06:14
Nov 06:30
Dec 06:38
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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