What is the time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore?

Singapore is 1 hour ahead of Ho Chi Minh City. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Singapore from Ho Chi Minh City?

Between 09:00–17:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 10:00–18:00 in Singapore. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Ho Chi Minh City observe daylight saving time?

No. Ho Chi Minh City stays on UTC+7 all year, so its clocks never move.

Does Singapore observe daylight saving time?

No. Singapore stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Ho Chi Minh City, what time is it in Singapore?

It is 13:00 in Singapore, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.

Which time zones do Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore use?

Ho Chi Minh City uses Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, currently UTC+7, and Singapore uses Asia/Singapore, currently UTC+8. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Ho Chi Minh City time to Singapore time

Right now Singapore runs 1 hour ahead of Ho Chi Minh City. That gap is not fixed: it moves when either city changes its clocks.

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Hour by hour

The whole day mapped across: read down the left for Ho Chi Minh City, across for Singapore.

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Daylight saving time

Both cities keep one offset all year. Whatever difference holds today still holds in six months.

Ho Chi Minh City

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+7

Singapore

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+8

When you can actually talk

You have 8 hours of shared working time: 09:00–17:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 10:00–18:00 in Singapore.

Ho Chi Minh City 09:00–17:00Singapore 10:00–18:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Ho Chi Minh City	Singapore
IANA zone	Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh	Asia/Singapore
Abbreviation	UTC+7	UTC+8
Standard offset	UTC+7	UTC+8
Daylight offset	—	—
Clock changes this year	0	0
Country	Vietnam	Singapore

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore?: Singapore is 1 hour ahead of Ho Chi Minh City. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Singapore from Ho Chi Minh City?: Between 09:00–17:00 in Ho Chi Minh City, which is 10:00–18:00 in Singapore. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Ho Chi Minh City observe daylight saving time?: No. Ho Chi Minh City stays on UTC+7 all year, so its clocks never move.
Does Singapore observe daylight saving time?: No. Singapore stays on UTC+8 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Ho Chi Minh City, what time is it in Singapore?: It is 13:00 in Singapore, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it does not change through the year, because neither city moves its clocks.
Which time zones do Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore use?: Ho Chi Minh City uses Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh, currently UTC+7, and Singapore uses Asia/Singapore, currently UTC+8. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.