Current time in Surabaya
Surabaya is a city in Indonesia, located in the Southeast Asia region of Asia. It uses the Asia/Jakarta IANA timezone, currently at UTC+07:00 (GMT+7). With a population of around 2.9M, it is a useful local reference point for anyone coordinating with contacts, suppliers, or teams in this part of Indonesia.
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Surabaya, Indonesia
Timezone
Asia/Jakarta
UTC offset
UTC+07:00
Standard
WIB
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Surabaya for calls, travel, and planning
Surabaya is a city in Indonesia, located in the Southeast Asia region of Asia. It uses the Asia/Jakarta IANA timezone, currently at UTC+07:00 (GMT+7). With a population of around 2.9M, it is a useful local reference point for anyone coordinating with contacts, suppliers, or teams in this part of Indonesia.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Surabaya for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 6 hours behind Surabaya. New York is currently 11 hours behind Surabaya.
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Timezone
Asia/Jakarta
UTC Offset
UTC+07:00
Abbreviation
GMT+7
DST
Not active
Region
Southeast Asia
Country
Indonesia
State / Area
Calling Code
+62
City profile
Useful local details for Surabaya
Surabaya is located in Indonesia, Indonesia, in the Asia continent. The primary language spoken here is Indonesian. The city has a population of approximately 2.9M, ranking it #84 in Indonesia by size. For timezone purposes, Surabaya uses Asia/Jakarta (UTC+07:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Surabaya 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.
Jakarta does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Best time to call
Planning calls with Surabaya
For work calls, the standard business window in Surabaya 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 Surabaya local time before inviting people across Southeast Asia or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Surabaya uses IDR and the calling code for Indonesia is +62. Languages spoken here include Indonesian. The city has a population of around 2.9M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Southeast Asia.
Use for daylight saving
Surabaya 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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Cities Sharing Asia/Jakarta
Jakarta, Bandung, Medan share the Asia/Jakarta timezone with Surabaya. 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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