Time Zone History

Volgograd time zone history

The Volgograd zone has changed its standard time 7 times since 1970, the fourth-most of all 312 zones. The latest change of standard time came on December 27, 2020, from UTC+4 to UTC+3. Daylight saving time was used in 29 years since 1970, last in 2010; under the current rules the clocks no longer change.

UTC+3

Standard time is UTC+3 (MSK) all year under the current rules.

Covers: Volgograd region · tz database name Europe/Volgograd

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Summer time in 29 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+2:57:40: 2 minutes behind today’s standard timeUTC+3: today’s standard timeUTC+4: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+5: 2 hours ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+2:57:40: 2 minutes behindtoday’s standard timeUTC+3: today’s standard timeUTC+4: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC+5: 2 hours ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
January 3, 1920Local mean time (UTC+2:57:40) replacedUTC+3numeric only
June 21, 1930Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4numeric only
Since 1970
March 27, 1988Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+3MSK
March 31, 1991Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4numeric only
March 29, 1992Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+3MSK
March 27, 2011Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4MSK
October 26, 2014Standard time back 1 hourUTC+3MSK
October 28, 2018Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+4numeric only
December 27, 2020Standard time back 1 hourUTC+3MSK

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1981–19831 April, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour
1984April 1September 301 hour
1985–1987last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour
1988not that yearSeptember 251 hour
1989–1990fourth Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour, MSK to MSD
1992not that yearSeptember 271 hour
1993–1995fourth Sunday in March, 02:00fourth Sunday in September, 03:001 hour, MSK to MSD
1996–2010last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in October, 03:001 hour, MSK to MSD

Also on UTC+3

Simferopol (Ukraine), Moscow (Russia), Kirov (Russia), Belarus, Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia (nearest first; 1 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Saratov (335 km): same time except 2,889 days in 2016–2018 and 2020–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Astrakhan (380 km): same time except 3,505 days in 1988, 1989, 2016–2018 and 2020–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Oral (Kazakhstan) (567 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 5,369 days in 1981–2011, 2014–2018 and 2020–2026; 2 hours ahead today.
  • Atyrau (Kazakhstan) (588 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 8,840 days in 1981–2011, 2014–2018 and 2020–2026; 2 hours ahead today.
  • Samara (638 km): usually 1 hour ahead; different on 10,224 days in 1970–2014 and 2018–2020.

How it compares

Volgograd kept local mean time (UTC+2:57:40) until 1920, the second-latest switch of the 38 zones in Europe.

On standard time, clocks in Volgograd run 2 minutes ahead of local mean solar time.