Perm, Russia Β· UTC+5
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Perm is in the Asia/Yekaterinburg timezone (YEKT/UTC+5), with no daylight saving time observed. Perm sits on the Kama River in the western Ural region, historically considered the gateway to Siberia. The Ural Mountains, which form the conventional boundary between European and Asian Russia, are visible from the cityβs eastern outskirts. Explorers, convicts, deportees, and traders have been passing through this point into the Siberian interior for centuries.
Russia abolished daylight saving in 2014, and Perm uses the Yekaterinburg timezone, Asia/Yekaterinburg, UTC+5, year-round. This places it 2 hours ahead of Moscow. Perm and Yekaterinburg, 350 kilometers to the south, share the same clock.
At 58 degrees north, Permβs seasonal light extremes are significant. June brings nearly 18 hours of daylight and white nights. December brings under 7.5 hours. The Kama River, one of Russiaβs major waterways, freezes in winter and the ice breakup in spring is a seasonal event. The river connects Perm to the Volga system and ultimately to the Caspian, and river navigation was historically the cityβs lifeblood.
culture and historical memory
Perm has a rich cultural history: the Perm State Art Gallery houses one of Russiaβs finest collections of wooden religious sculpture. The Perm-36 Gulag memorial site is the only preserved example of a Soviet labor camp in Russia and is one of the countryβs most important historical monuments.
9am in Perm is 4am in London, the same as Yekaterinburg.
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Questions about time in Perm
- What timezone is Perm in?
- Perm uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Yekaterinburg. The UTC offset is always UTC+5 β this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Perm observe daylight saving time?
- No. Perm does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+5 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Perm?
- Perm is currently at UTC+5.
- What is the time difference between Perm and New York?
- Perm is currently 9 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Perm and London?
- Perm is currently 4 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Perm and Los Angeles?
- Perm is currently 12 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Perm and Tokyo?
- Perm is currently 4 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Perm?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Perm is
Asia/Yekaterinburg. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Yekaterinburg' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Yekaterinburg')`), or any IANA-compatible library.