Current time in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is a city in Vietnam, located in the Southeast Asia region of Asia. It uses the Asia/Ho Chi Minh IANA timezone, currently at UTC+07:00 (GMT+7). With a population of around 9.1M, it is a useful local reference point for anyone coordinating with contacts, suppliers, or teams in this part of Vietnam.
Now in VN
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Timezone
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
UTC offset
UTC+07:00
Standard
ICT
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Ho Chi Minh City for calls, travel, and planning
Ho Chi Minh City is a city in Vietnam, located in the Southeast Asia region of Asia. It uses the Asia/Ho Chi Minh IANA timezone, currently at UTC+07:00 (GMT+7). With a population of around 9.1M, it is a useful local reference point for anyone coordinating with contacts, suppliers, or teams in this part of Vietnam.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Ho Chi Minh City for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 6 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City. New York is currently 11 hours behind Ho Chi Minh City.
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Timezone
Asia/Ho Chi_Minh
UTC Offset
UTC+07:00
Abbreviation
GMT+7
DST
Not active
Region
Southeast Asia
Country
Vietnam
State / Area
Calling Code
+84
City profile
Useful local details for Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is located in Vietnam, Vietnam, in the Asia continent. The primary language spoken here is Vietnamese. The city has a population of approximately 9.1M, ranking it #28 in Vietnam by size. For timezone purposes, Ho Chi Minh City uses Asia/Ho Chi Minh (UTC+07:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
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Daylight Saving Time
Ho Chi Minh City does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+07:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Ho Chi Minh does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Best time to call
Planning calls with Ho Chi Minh City
For work calls, the standard business window in Ho Chi Minh City is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+7. 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 Ho Chi Minh City local time before inviting people across Southeast Asia or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Ho Chi Minh City uses VND and the calling code for Vietnam is +84. Languages spoken here include Vietnamese. The city has a population of around 9.1M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Southeast Asia.
Use for daylight saving
Ho Chi Minh City does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+07:00 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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Hanoi share the Asia/Ho Chi Minh timezone with Ho Chi Minh City. 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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