Western Australia Time, Australia

Current time now in Western Australia

What is the current local time now in WA, Australia?

Western Australia Standard Time = GMT+8

Clock showing current local time now in Perth
(Western Australia Time Zone)

What time zone is Western Australia in?

Standard Time is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+8).

Based on the mean solar time of 120°E. Covering Western Australia and using time 8 hours ahead of GMT. Perth’s longitude is 115° 31’ East

Note the area around Eucla unofficially operate a separate time zone.

Does Western Australia observe Daylight Saving Time?

Daylight Saving (Summer) Time was not observed in Western Australia prior to 2006. See Daylight Saving Time .

Daylight saving was introduced in Western Australia for a three-year trial period starting December 2006. The three-year trial gave Western Australians an opportunity to “try before they buy”. A referendum was held in 2009 to decide whether it should become permanent.

PERTH Australia: Western Australians turned down daylight savings time for the fourth time since 1975 in a referendum on 16 May 2009.

A larger share of the voters rejected daylight savings time this year than in 1992, the last time the question was put to a vote, The Sunday Times of Perth reported. With about two-thirds of the votes counted, about 55 percent had gone into the "No" column, officials said.