Olympic Games Time Zones
Listed here are all the modern Summer Olympic Games host cities and the dates and local time zone for when they were held. We have also have a list of the latitude of each Olympic Games host city. See the full list of host cities.
List of Host Cities and Local Time #
| Year | Host City, Country | opening | closing | Timezone | Offset (GMT) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Athens | 6-Apr | 15-Apr | AMT | +1:34:52 |
| 1900 | Paris | 14-May | 28-Oct | PMT | +0:09:21 |
| 1904 | Saint Louis | 1-Jul | 23-Nov | CST | -6 |
| 1906 | |||||
| 1908 | London | 27-Apr | 31-Oct | GMT | 0 |
| 1912 | Stockholm | 6-Jul | 22-Jul | CET | 1 |
| 1916 | |||||
| 1920 | Antwerp | 20-Apr | 12-Sep | WEST | 1 |
| 1924 | Paris | 4-May | 27-Jul | WEST | 1 |
| 1928 | Amsterdam | 28-Jul | 12-Aug | NST | +1:19:32 |
| 1932 | Los Angeles | 30-Jul | 14-Aug | PST | -8 |
| 1936 | Berlin | 1-Aug | 16-Aug | CET | 1 |
| 1940 | |||||
| 1944 | |||||
| 1948 | London | 29-Jul | 14-Aug | BST | 1 |
| 1952 | Helsinki | 19-Jul | 3-Aug | EET | 2 |
| 1956 | Melbourne | 22-Nov | 8-Dec | AEST | 10 |
| 1960 | Rome | 25-Aug | 11-Sep | CET | 1 |
| 1964 | Tokyo | 10-Oct | 24-Oct | JST | 9 |
| 1968 | Mexico City | 12-Oct | 27-Oct | CST | -6 |
| 1972 | Munich | 26-Aug | 10-Sep | CET | 1 |
| 1976 | Montreal | 17-Jul | 1-Aug | EDT | -4 |
| 1980 | Moscow | 19-Jul | 3-Aug | MSK | 3 |
| 1984 | Los Angeles | 28-Jul | 12-Aug | PDT | -7 |
| 1988 | Seoul | 17-Sep | 2-Oct | KDT | 10 |
| 1992 | Barcelona | 25-Jul | 9-Aug | CEST | 2 |
| 1996 | Atlanta | 19-Jul | 4-Aug | EDT | -4 |
| 2000 | Sydney | 15-Sep | 1-Oct | AEDT | 11 |
| 2004 | Athens | 13-Aug | 29-Aug | EEST | 3 |
| 2008 | Beijing | 8-Aug | 24-Aug | CNST | 8 |
| 2012 | London | 27-Jul | 12-Aug | BST | 1 |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | 5-Aug | 21-Aug | BRT | -3 |
| 2020 | Tokyo | 24-Jul | 9-Aug | JST | 9 |
| 2024 | Paris | 26-Jul | 11-Aug | WEST | 1 |
| 2028 | Los Angeles | 21-Jul | 6-Aug | PDT | -7 |
Time Zone Abbreviations
| AEDT | Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time |
| AEST | Australian Eastern Standard Time |
| AMT | Athens Mean Time |
| BRT | Brasilia Time |
| BST | British Summer Time |
| CEST | Central European Summer Time |
| CET | Central European Time |
| CNST | China Standard Time |
| CST | (North American) Central Standard Time |
| EDT | (North American) Eastern Daylight Saving Time |
| EEST | Eastern European Summer Time |
| EET | Eastern European Time |
| EST | (North American) Eastern Standard Time |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time |
| JST | Japan Standard Time |
| KDT | Korea Daylight Saving Time |
| KST | Korea Standard Time |
| MSK | Moscow Standard Time |
| MST | Mountain Standard Time |
| NST | Netherlands Summer Time |
| PDT | Pacific Daylight Saving Time |
| PMT | Paris Mean Time |
| PST | Pacific Standard Time |
| WEST | Western European Summer Time |
| WET | Western European Time |
# data provided by Hank Wisniewski of Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Related Pages
- Discussion about the timezones of Winter Olympics host cities
- Host countries of the Olympics
- See also other sporting lists
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