Love Taps / Time zones / Perth and Sydney
Time difference between Perth and Sydney
Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Perth. From April 4, 2027: Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Perth.
| Perth | Australia · Australia/Perth · UTC+8 |
|---|---|
| Sydney | Australia · Australia/Sydney · UTC+11 |
| Difference now | Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Perth |
| Distance | 2,045 miles (3,291 km) |
Daylight saving changes in the next 12 months
| Period | Difference |
|---|---|
| Until April 4, 2027 | Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Perth |
| April 4, 2027 – October 3, 2027 | Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Perth |
| From October 3, 2027 | Sydney is 3 hours ahead of Perth |
Perth does not observe daylight saving time. Sydney observes it. Dates are the local dates on which each change takes effect.
Best times to call
Both awake while the difference is 3 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 8:00 pm in Perth = 11:00 am – 11:00 pm in Sydney · 12 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 3 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm in Perth = 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Sydney · 3 hours
Both awake while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when it is between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm in both cities:
- 8:00 am – 9:00 pm in Perth = 10:00 am – 11:00 pm in Sydney · 13 hours
Outside working hours on workdays while the difference is 2 hours
Hours when both cities are awake and neither is between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm:
- 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm in Perth = 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm in Sydney · 4 hours
Good morning and goodnight
- 8:00 am in Perth is 11:00 am in Sydney.
- 10:00 pm in Perth is 1:00 am in Sydney the next day.
- 8:00 am in Sydney is 5:00 am in Perth.
A message sent at one person's bedtime often lands during the other's day. Love Taps has Good morning and Goodnight moods for this: one tap, no reply expected.
Hour by hour
Current offsets. Highlighted rows are hours when both cities are between 8:00 am and 11:00 pm.
| Perth | Sydney | 8 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 3:00 am | Both asleep |
| 1:00 am | 4:00 am | Both asleep |
| 2:00 am | 5:00 am | Both asleep |
| 3:00 am | 6:00 am | Both asleep |
| 4:00 am | 7:00 am | Both asleep |
| 5:00 am | 8:00 am | Perth asleep |
| 6:00 am | 9:00 am | Perth asleep |
| 7:00 am | 10:00 am | Perth asleep |
| 8:00 am | 11:00 am | Both awake |
| 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | Both awake |
| 10:00 am | 1:00 pm | Both awake |
| 11:00 am | 2:00 pm | Both awake |
| 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Both awake |
| 1:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Both awake |
| 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm | Both awake |
| 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | Both awake |
| 4:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Both awake |
| 5:00 pm | 8:00 pm | Both awake |
| 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm | Both awake |
| 7:00 pm | 10:00 pm | Both awake |
| 8:00 pm | 11:00 pm | Sydney asleep |
| 9:00 pm | 12:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 10:00 pm | 1:00 am +1 day | Sydney asleep |
| 11:00 pm | 2:00 am +1 day | Both asleep |
Other long-distance pairs
- London and Perth · 7 hours
- Perth and Bali (Denpasar) · 0 hours
- Los Angeles and Sydney · 18 hours
- New York and Sydney · 15 hours
- Dallas and Sydney · 16 hours
- Toronto and Sydney · 15 hours
- Vancouver and Sydney · 18 hours
- London and Sydney · 10 hours
More: long-distance relationship ideas · holiday countdowns · all time differences
Computed October 9, 2026. Love Taps reference pages.