Time Zone History

Venezuela time zone history

The latest change of standard time came on May 1, 2016, from UTC−4:30 to UTC−4. Since 1970 it has also used UTC−4:30, an offset that is not a whole number of hours. Venezuela has changed its standard time twice since 1970, tied second-most among the 19 zones on UTC−4 standard time.

UTC−4

Standard time is UTC−4 all year under the current rules.

tz database name America/Caracas

Convert a time from Venezuela

Twice a new standard time since 1970

UTC−4:30, UTC−4:27:44, UTC−4:27:40: behind today’s standard timeUTC−4: today’s standard timeUTC−4:30, UTC−4:27:44,UTC−4:27:40: behind today’sstandard timeUTC−4: today’s standard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 1, 1890Local mean time (UTC−4:27:44) replacedUTC−4:27:40CMT
February 12, 1912Standard time back 2 minutesUTC−4:30numeric only
January 1, 1965Standard time forward 30 minutesUTC−4numeric only
Since 1970
December 9, 2007Standard time back 30 minutesUTC−4:30numeric only
May 1, 2016Standard time forward 30 minutesUTC−4numeric only

Also on UTC−4

Martinique, Barbados, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Boa Vista (Brazil), Manaus (Brazil), Porto Velho (Brazil), Bermuda and Bolivia (nearest first; 8 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Martinique (782 km): same time except 3,241 days in 1980 and 2007–2016.
  • Barbados (847 km): same time except 3,672 days in 1977–1980 and 2007–2016.
  • Puerto Rico (890 km): same time except 3,066 days in 2007–2016.
  • Dominican Republic (942 km): same time except 4,861 days in 1970–1974, 2000 and 2007–2016.
  • Colombia (1,025 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 3,347 days in 1992, 1993 and 2007–2016.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Caracas run 28 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.