Current time in Davao
Davao is a city in Philippines, located in the Southeast Asia region of Asia. It uses the Asia/Manila IANA timezone, currently at UTC+08:00 (GMT+8). With a population of around 1.8M, it is a useful local reference point for anyone coordinating with contacts, suppliers, or teams in this part of Philippines.
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Davao, Philippines
Timezone
Asia/Manila
UTC offset
UTC+08:00
Standard
PST
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Davao for calls, travel, and planning
Davao is a city in Philippines, located in the Southeast Asia region of Asia. It uses the Asia/Manila IANA timezone, currently at UTC+08:00 (GMT+8). With a population of around 1.8M, it is a useful local reference point for anyone coordinating with contacts, suppliers, or teams in this part of Philippines.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Davao for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 7 hours behind Davao. New York is currently 12 hours behind Davao.
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Timezone
Asia/Manila
UTC Offset
UTC+08:00
Abbreviation
GMT+8
DST
Not active
Region
Southeast Asia
Country
Philippines
State / Area
Calling Code
+63
City profile
Useful local details for Davao
Davao is located in Philippines, Philippines, in the Asia continent. The primary languages spoken here are TL, English. The city has a population of approximately 1.8M, ranking it #141 in Philippines by size. For timezone purposes, Davao uses Asia/Manila (UTC+08:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Davao does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+08:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Manila does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Best time to call
Planning calls with Davao
For work calls, the standard business window in Davao is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+8. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check Davao local time before inviting people across Southeast Asia or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Davao uses PHP and the calling code for Philippines is +63. Languages spoken here include TL, English. The city has a population of around 1.8M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Southeast Asia.
Use for daylight saving
Davao does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+08:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
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Cities Sharing Asia/Manila
Manila, Cebu City, Quezon City share the Asia/Manila timezone with Davao. These cities have the same current offset and follow the same daylight saving schedule, so they are useful alternatives when comparing local time across the region.
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