Who makes City Clock
Victor builds and maintains City Clock. He writes the guides and articles here, and maintains the city and time zone dataset the site runs on.
Questions, corrections, or a city we've got wrong? Get in touch.
Our Story
City Clock started with an ordinary annoyance: working out what time it was somewhere else, over and over, and getting it wrong often enough to matter. Existing tools either buried the answer in an interface or quietly mishandled the awkward cases — half-hour offsets, countries that abandoned daylight saving, the fortnight each spring when two regions disagree about what the difference between them is.
The gap was consistent: existing time zone tools were either too complicated or too simplistic. Neither reliably answered the question people actually have, which is rarely "what time is it there" on its own — it is "when can we both be awake, and has that changed since last month".
Enterprise scheduling software came with dozens of features nobody used. Simple world clocks showed multiple times but lacked context. Many relied on outdated databases that failed during daylight saving time transitions. And nearly all required creating accounts, sharing personal data, and accepting invasive tracking.
We built City Clock differently, guided by three core principles that reflect our collective experience in the remote work trenches:
Accuracy Above All
Using the IANA Time Zone Database—the same source powering Linux, macOS, and every major operating system—City Clock updates automatically when governments change time zone rules. When time zone policies shift, our users have accurate information within 24 hours, often before major calendar applications update.
Simplicity Without Sacrifice
No 17-field forms to schedule a meeting. No mandatory accounts. Search for a city, see the time, add it to your collection. The interface is clean enough for anyone to use immediately, yet powerful enough for DevOps engineers coordinating 24/7 on-call rotations across multiple continents.
Privacy as a Feature
Your city preferences live in your browser, not our database. We don't know which cities you're tracking, who you're calling, or when you're working. Basic analytics help us improve the service, but your data isn't our business model. Privacy isn't an afterthought—it's fundamental to how we built this tool.
Who Uses City Clock
City Clock is built for anyone who has to think in more than one time zone. The people we build for include:
Remote-First Teams
Startups and scale-ups with team members across 6+ time zones use City Clock to coordinate daily standups, sprint planning, and team celebrations without the "always on" trap.
Global Business Professionals
Enterprise sales teams coordinating with APAC, EMEA, and Americas simultaneously. Knowing instantly when markets open or when that Singapore CFO is available makes the difference.
Digital Nomads
Tracking time in their current city plus home base, client locations, and where family lives. Essential for maintaining connections while constantly moving.
Families & Friends
Anyone staying connected with loved ones abroad, friends studying overseas, or long-distance relationships. Never accidentally wake someone at 3 AM again.
"As someone who coordinates with teams across 5 time zones weekly, knowing their exact time has saved countless awkward calls. City Clock is bookmarked on every device I own."— Remote Team Manager
How We Create Content
Every guide, article, and recommendation on City Clock reflects real-world experience managing time zones across distributed teams. Our content creation follows strict editorial standards:
- •Fact-Checked: All time zone data sourced from official IANA databases and verified against government announcements.
- •Experience-Based: Tips and strategies come from our collective years managing global teams, not theoretical best practices.
- •Regularly Updated: When time zone rules change or we discover better approaches, we update existing content and display "Last Updated" dates prominently.
- •Transparent Limitations: We acknowledge when manual verification is needed for critical applications (medical, legal, aviation).
Found an error or have feedback? We review all user feedback through our site's built-in feedback mechanisms and update content accordingly. Accuracy and usefulness are our top priorities.
Our Commitment
Keeping City Clock free and accessible: No premium tiers, no paywalls, no feature restrictions. Essential time zone coordination should be available to everyone.
Rapid updates: When governments announce time zone rule changes, we update our database within 24 hours to ensure accuracy during critical transition periods.
Continuous improvement: User feedback shapes our roadmap. Every feature we add solves a real problem experienced by our community of global coordinators.
Transparency: We're upfront about our capabilities and limitations. While we strive for 100% accuracy using official data sources, we recommend verifying critical appointments through multiple channels.