Time in Sydney and Cairns
The time difference between Sydney and Cairns is 1 hour. Cairns is 1 hour behind Sydney.
This means 9am in Sydney is 8am in Cairns and 5pm in Sydney is 4pm in Cairns.
Sydney
- The current local time in Sydney is 3:22 pm (November 10, 2026)
- Sydney is in the Australian Eastern Daylight Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Sydney, Australia, is UTC+11:00
Cairns
- The current local time in Cairns is 2:22 pm (November 10, 2026)
- Cairns is in the Australian Eastern Standard Time Zone
- The time zone offset for Cairns, Australia, is UTC+10:00
How to convert Sydney time to Cairns time?
Subtract 1 hour from Sydney time to get Cairns time.
Time in Sydney
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Time in Cairns
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Use the slider above to convert Sydney time to Cairns time and view the day and night map at different times.
Day–night colors on the map:
Day
Civil twilight
Nautical twilight
Astronomical twilight
NightTime Conversion Chart
| Sydney | Cairns |
|---|---|
| 12am | 11pm |
| 1am | 12am |
| 2am | 1am |
| 3am | 2am |
| 4am | 3am |
| 5am | 4am |
| 6am | 5am |
| 7am | 6am |
| 8am | 7am |
| 9am | 8am |
| 10am | 9am |
| 11am | 10am |
| 12pm | 11am |
| 1pm | 12pm |
| 2pm | 1pm |
| 3pm | 2pm |
| 4pm | 3pm |
| 5pm | 4pm |
| 6pm | 5pm |
| 7pm | 6pm |
| 8pm | 7pm |
| 9pm | 8pm |
| 10pm | 9pm |
| 11pm | 10pm |