Time in Pekanbaru now

8:00PMWIB

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

WIBUTC+7+12 h vs New York (you)Asia/Jakarta

No clock changes: Pekanbaru stays on WIB (UTC+7) all year.

Clock rules in Pekanbaru

Pekanbaru keeps WIB (UTC+7) all year. Indonesia has 3 different clock settings; Pekanbaru is in the zone tzdata calls Asia/Jakarta, described as “Java, Sumatra”.

There is no daylight saving time here, and tzdata records none at any point.

Local mean solar time at 101.44° E is UTC+6:46, so the clock runs 14 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:14 PM. That is 22 min later than in Jakarta, on the same clock.

Pekanbaru has kept the same clocks as Jakarta since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the Asia/Jakarta page.

Time difference from Pekanbaru

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Pekanbaru	January	July
Jakarta	Capital · 960 km	8:00 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Makassar	Elsewhere in Indonesia · 2,090 km	9:00 PM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h
Jayapura	Elsewhere in Indonesia · 4,380 km	10:00 PM Tue, Nov 3	+2 h	+2 h	+2 h
Singapore	Nearest capitals abroad · 280 km	9:00 PM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h
Kuala Lumpur	Nearest capitals abroad · 290 km	9:00 PM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h
Phnom Penh	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,290 km	8:00 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
New York City	World cities	8:00 AM Tue, Nov 3	−12 h	−12 h	−11 h
Los Angeles	World cities	5:00 AM Tue, Nov 3	−15 h	−15 h	−14 h
London	World cities	1:00 PM Tue, Nov 3	−7 h	−7 h	−6 h
Berlin	World cities	2:00 PM Tue, Nov 3	−6 h	−6 h	−5 h
Dubai	World cities	5:00 PM Tue, Nov 3	−3 h	−3 h	−3 h

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Places near Pekanbaru

Place	Distance	Clock vs Pekanbaru
Payakumbuh	121 km south-west	same clock
Dumai	128 km north	same clock
Bukittinggi	150 km south-west	same clock
Padang	203 km south-west	same clock
Malacca MY	207 km north-east	1 h ahead
Muar MY	211 km north-east	1 h ahead
Batu Pahat MY	223 km north-east	1 h ahead
Port Dickson MY	227 km north	1 h ahead

Pekanbaru at a glance

CountryIndonesia
Population1,167,599
Coordinates0.52° N, 101.44° E
Elevation19 m
Time zone IDAsia/Jakarta
Standard timeWIB (UTC+7)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+62

Questions

What time zone is Pekanbaru in?

Pekanbaru keeps WIB (UTC+7) all year. Indonesia has 3 different clock settings; Pekanbaru is in the zone tzdata calls Asia/Jakarta, described as “Java, Sumatra”. Its IANA time zone ID is Asia/Jakarta.

Does Pekanbaru change its clocks?

No. Pekanbaru stays on WIB (UTC+7) all year, and the tz database records no daylight saving time here at any point.

What is the time difference between Pekanbaru and New York?

Pekanbaru is 12 hours ahead of New York in January and 11 hours ahead of New York in July, because New York changes its clocks and Pekanbaru does not.