South Sandwich Is uninhabited; scientific personnel have wintered Suriname Zone NAME STDOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
America/Paramaribo
Time zone identifier: America/Paramaribo
Current civil offset: -03:00 (-03)
Current DST state: Observing Standard Time
First standard time adoption: Adopted on 1911-01-01
Local Mean Time (LMT): -03:40:40 based on geographic meridian
Total recorded transitions: 4 transitions across 5 distinct offsets
Associated countries: SR
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Historical Offset Step Chart (1880 to Present)
Text summary: America/Paramaribo shifted between 5 distinct offsets from 1911-01-01 through the modern era.
Complete Transition History (4 Transitions)
| UTC Instant | Local Wall Time | Shift | Abbreviation | DST | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1911-01-01T03:40:40Z | 1910-12-31 23:59:48 | -03:40:40 → -03:40:52 | PMT | No | overlap |
1935-01-01T03:40:52Z | 1935-01-01 00:00:16 | -03:40:52 → -03:40:36 | PMT | No | gap |
1945-10-01T03:40:36Z | 1945-10-01 00:10:36 | -03:40:36 → -03:30 | -0330 | No | gap |
1984-10-01T03:30:00Z | 1984-10-01 00:30:00 | -03:30 → -03:00 | -03 | No | gap |
Notes from the Maintainers
Years on Record
Methodology Note: The 1970 Rule
tzdb guarantees accuracy for timestamps from 1970 onwards. Transitions prior to 1970 represent best-effort historical reconstructions.
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