Time Zones

Time zone information, including dates of Daylight Saving shifts, is available for any lat/lon pair by using the following API request:

https://{{api} or {{apidev}}.accuweather.com/locations/{version}/timezones?q={latitude, longitude}&apikey={your key}{&details={true or false}}

Examples:

https://api.accuweather.com/locations/v1/timezones?q=40, -73&apikey={your key}

https://api.accuweather.com/locations/v1/timezones?q=40, -73&apikey={your key}&details=true

Time Zone Response Parameters

ParameterDescription
ID Numeric Time Zone ID (internal use only)
Name Time Zone Name
Date Current date at the specified lat/lon
GmtOffset Number of hours offset from GMT time
IsDaylightSaving A "true" or "false" verification of whether the location is currently observing Daylight Saving Time
DaylightSavingChanges
Date Date of the next Daylight Saving shift. Two or more dates may be returned based on available data.
GmtOffset Number of hours offset from GMT time after next Daylight Saving shift
TimeZoneFormat Time zone abbreviation