Coordinated Universal Time usually known as “UTC”: Many countries in the world use UTC as their time zone or standard time. Here is the list of UTC time zone countries mentioned below:
UTC Time Zone Countries
1 – UK: During the BST (British Summer Time), the United Kingdom including London uses coordinated universal time (UTC). Also, they forward their clock one hour in advance.
2 – Ghana: It observes UTC year-round.
3 – Iceland: Throughout the year, Iceland follows UTC.
4 – Gambia: Gambia, which is located in West Africa always uses UTC as their standard time.
5 – Portugal: Portugal is a European country. During the winter, they use UTC. During the summer days, they use WEST (Western European Summer Time) as a standard time.
6 – Senegal: It also follows a UTC year-round.
7 – Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso is a Western African country. It follows the UTC time zone.
8 – Cote d’Ivoire: Cote d’Ivoire also known as lvory Coasts also dependant on UTC.
9 – Mali: Also, it follows UTC year-round.
10 – Liberia: Liberia also exists in the UTC time zone.
11 – Morocco: During the winter months, Morocco follows the UTC. Moreover, during the summer days, they follow Western European Summer Time (WEST). Also, they move their clocks one hour forward.
12 – Guinea: It uses a UTC year-round.
13 – Western Sahara: Unlike Morocco, Western Sahara also uses the same time standard.
14 – Sierra Leon: Throughout the year, Sierra Leon also uses UTC.
15 – Senegal: It operates on UTC year-round.
List of UTC Time Zone Countries Grouped By UTC Offset
First of all, Let’s discuss some important points regarding the UTC time zone:
- Practically, UTC is the same as GMT.
- On the other hand, the UTC time set is basically the difference between UTC time and the location’s taken or observed time.
- There are around 38 UTC offset observed countries in the world.
- On this page, minor and unofficial time zones are not included.
| Country Name | UTC Offset | Country With Multiple Time Zones/Identifier | Regions With Multiple Time Zones |
| US Outlying Islands | UTC-12 | It has 4 time zones for the capital Itascatown Pre-WW2 | No |
| American Samoa | UTC-11 | Uses U.S Outlying Islands | No |
| Niue | UTC-11 | Uses U.S Outlying Islands | No |
| Cook Islands | UTC-10 | French Polynesia, Uses U.S Outlying Islands, United States | No |
| French Polynesia | UTC-9:30 | It uses 3 different time zones for the capital Papeete | No |
| Pitcairn Islands | UTC-8 | Pacific/Pitcairn | Alaska |
| Canada | UTC-7 | Canada uses 6 time zones | British Columbia |
| Mexico | UTC-7 | It has 4 time zones | No |
| United States | UTC-7 | It has 11 time zones | Nevada, Oregon |
| Belize | UTC-6 | N/A | No |
| Canada | UTC-6 | N/A | Nunavut, Saskatchewan |
| Costa Rica | UTC-6 | No | No |
| Ecuador | UTC-6 | It uses 2 time zones | No |
| Mexico | UTC-6 | It uses 4 Time zones | No |
| Nicaragua | UTC-6 | America/Managua | No |
| Cayman Islands | UTC-5 | America/Cayman | No |
| Colombia | UTC-5 | America/Bogota | No |
| Jamaica | UTC-5 | America/Jamaica | No |
| Peru/Panama | UTC-5 | NA | No |
| Illinois | UTC-5 | America/Chicago (DST) | Kansas |
| Missouri | UTC-5 | America/Chicago (DST) | Nebraska, North Dakota |
| Anguilla | UTC-4 | Atlantic Standard Time | No |
| Antigua and Barbuda | UTC-4 | Atlantic Standard Time (AST) | No |
| Aruba | UTC-4 | Atlantic Standard Time | No |
| Barbados | UTC-4 | Atlantic Standard Time | No |
| Haiti, Bahamas | UTC-4 | Eastern Time (ET) | No |
| Cuba | UTC-4 | Cuba Daylight Time (CDT) | No |
| Argentina | UTC-3 | Argentina Tim (AT) | No |
| Bermuda | UTC-3 | Atlantic Time (AT) | No |
| Canada | UTC-2:30 | 2 Time Zones | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | UTC-2 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon Time (PMST/PMDT) | No |