East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana
East Berbice-Corentyne uses Guyana Time, four hours behind Coordinated Universal Time. Guyana does not observe daylight saving time, so the regional clock keeps the same UTC offset throughout the year.
New Amsterdam, Guyana
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC−4 · America/Guyana
Time and sun data for New Amsterdam — the largest city of East Berbice-Corentyne
The sun in New Amsterdam
Sunrise 05:44 Solar noon 11:51 Sunset 17:57 Daylight 12 h 13 min Night 11 h 47 min Civil twilight 05:23 – 18:18
Guyana · 71 cities
Largest cities
- New Amsterdam 35 039
- Corriverton 11 488
- Rose Hall 8 000
- Skeldon 5 859
- Rose Hall 4 532
All cities
- Alness
- Amsterdam
- Ankerville
- Barakara
- Bartica
- Belvidere
- Brandwagt-Sari
- Brighton
- Bush Lot
- Canefield
- Corriverton
- Crabwood Creek
- Dukestown
- East Berbice-Corentyne Region
- Epira
- Fort Canje
- Good Hope
- Hampshire
- Haswell
- Islington
- Java
- Joanna
- Karaudanawa
- Leeds
- Lesbeholden
- Macaw
- Mibikuri
- New Amsterdam
- Number Forty-Five
- Number Forty-Six
- Number Seventy Massiah
- Number Seventy-Eight Mary And Eliza
- Number Seventy-five Spring Garden
- Number Seventy-Four Stockholm
- Number Seventy-One Little Massiah
- Number Seventy-seven
- Number Seventy-Six Harriet
- Number Seventy-Three Clonbrook
- Number Seventy-Two Hong Kong
- Number Sixty
- Number Sixty-five New Market
- Number Sixty-Four Babylon
- Number Sixty-Nine Friendship
- Number Sixty-one
- Number Sixty-Seven
- Number Sixty-Six
- Number Sixty-three Benab
- Number Sixty-Two
- Number Three Fyrish
- Number Two Courtland
- Orealla
- Port Mourant
- Princetown
- Providence Place
- Queenstown
- Resource
- Rising Sun
- Rose Hall
- Rose Hall
- Scottsburg
- Skeldon
- Smythfield
- Springlands
- Stanleytown
- Tain
- Tarlogie
- Ward Village
- Wel Te Vreeden
- Whim
- Williamsburg
- Yakusari
Current time in East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana
The current local time shown for East Berbice-Corentyne applies across the region, from communities near the Berbice River to settlements along the Corentyne coast. The time zone is commonly abbreviated GYT and has an offset of UTC−4.
Because Guyana does not change its clocks seasonally, scheduling within the country is straightforward. New Amsterdam, Corriverton, Georgetown, and other Guyanese locations all follow the same civil time. The difference from an overseas city may nevertheless change when that city begins or ends daylight saving time.
Keep the Guyana clock fixed; let the overseas clock explain why the difference moved. For an international call, confirm the other location’s current offset rather than relying on a time difference remembered from another season. This is particularly useful when coordinating with North America or Europe.
Largest cities and important settlements
East Berbice-Corentyne includes the eastern part of Guyana and reaches the country’s border with Suriname. Its principal urban centres and well-known settlements are concentrated mainly along the populated coastal corridor.
New Amsterdam is a major town near the mouth of the Berbice River. Corriverton is an important town on the Corentyne side of the region. Rose Hall is another established town serving surrounding coastal communities.
Skeldon and Springlands are notable population and commercial centres near the eastern end of the coast. Every place in this list uses the same UTC−4 time. Travelling between them therefore requires no clock adjustment. Journey times may still be substantial because the region is extensive and roads, rivers, and settlement patterns shape local travel.
Sunrise and daylight in East Berbice-Corentyne
Sunrise time depends on the date and the precise location selected. A result calculated for New Amsterdam may differ slightly from one for Corriverton or an inland community. Use the nearest available place when an exact local sunrise or sunset is important.
East Berbice-Corentyne lies close to the equator, so daylight duration changes less dramatically through the year than it does at high latitudes. Sunrise and sunset still shift gradually, and local weather can affect when the sun becomes visible even though it does not alter the astronomical time.
The listed sunrise is useful for planning travel, outdoor work, photography, or an early departure. It describes when the Sun crosses the horizon under standard calculations; trees, buildings, clouds, and the observer’s elevation can change the experienced first light.
Questions and answers
- What time zone is East Berbice-Corentyne in?
- It is in Guyana Time, with a UTC offset of minus four hours.
- Does East Berbice-Corentyne observe daylight saving time?
- No. Its clocks remain on the same offset throughout the year.
- Is sunrise identical everywhere in the region?
- No. The date, longitude, latitude, and local horizon produce small differences between places.