Current local time in Sapporo, Japan

Current local time in Sapporo, Japan. Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9), no daylight saving time. Compare Sapporo time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Sapporo: 02:39 · Saturday, 31 October 2026

Sapporo time zone

Sapporo uses Japan Standard Time (JST), UTC+9. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of Japan uses one time zone, Japan Standard Time.

Time difference from Sapporo

City	Difference	Time there
London	9 hours behind	17:39	Compare
New York	13 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	16 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	8 hours behind	18:39	Compare
Dubai	5 hours behind	21:39	Compare
Delhi	3 hours 30 minutes behind	23:09	Compare
Singapore	1 hour behind	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	Same time	02:39	Compare
Sydney	2 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	8 hours behind	18:39	Compare

Sun in Sapporo today

Sunrise 06:28 · Sunset 16:41 · Day length 10h 13m.

About Sapporo

Japan

Region: Hokkaido
Coordinates: 43.0667°, 141.3500°
Population: 1,973,832
Dialing code: +81
Currency: JPY (Yen)

Airports near Sapporo

Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), 6 km north-east
New Chitose Airport (CTS), 43 km south-east

Same time zone

Seoul · Busan · Pyongyang · Incheon · Daegu · Daejeon · Tokyo · Yokohama · Osaka · Nagoya · Fukuoka · Kawasaki

All of Japan uses one time zone, Japan Standard Time.

Nearby cities

Aomori · Hirosaki · Hachinohe · Morioka · Akita · Ōshū · Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk · Ichinoseki

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Sapporo in?: Sapporo uses Japan Standard Time (JST), UTC+9.
02Does Sapporo have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Sapporo and London?: The current difference is 9 hours.
04What is a good time to call Sapporo from New York?: Working hours do not overlap. Best compromise: 08:00 - 09:00 in New York = 21:00 - 22:00 in Sapporo.