Add a Clock for Another Time Zone in Windows 11

What an Additional Time Zone Clock Does in 🪟 Windows 11

An additional clock displays the current time for a time zone you choose, with a label you write. The extra clock follows that zone’s daylight saving rules by itself, so you never change it twice a year. It does not change your PC’s real time zone, and it does not affect file timestamps, calendar events or app behavior.

This feature suits remote teams, family abroad, and anyone who schedules calls across regions. The extra clocks sit inside the same clock flyout (the small panel that opens from the taskbar 🖥️), so they take no screen space until you need them.

Before You Start

If your local time is wrong, every extra clock is wrong by the same amount. Check the main clock first.

Open Settings › Time & language › Date & time. Confirm that Set time automatically and Set time zone automatically are on, or that the zone you set manually is correct. If the time drifts, see how to sync your clock with an internet time server in Windows 11 before continuing. An internet time server is a service that sends your PC the correct time.

Add an Additional Time Zone Clock Through Settings

Use these steps to put a second city next to your local time on the taskbar 🖥️ clock. Follow the numbered steps below to add the clock. The second clock is optional, and you can add it after the first.

1. Open Settings ⚙️. Press Win+I, or right-click Start and choose Settings.

   

2. Click Time & language in the left pane. The right side shows the date and time options.

   

3. Click Date & time. The path is Settings › Time & language › Date & time You see your current time zone and the automatic time switches.

   

4. Scroll and expand Show time and date in System tray 🔔. A small window titled Date and Time opens on the Additional Clocks tab. If the link is missing, use the method in the next section.

   

5. Select the Show this clock check box for the first clock. The other options on that half of the tab, which were greyed out, become active.
6. Open the Select time zone drop-down list and choose a zone. Zones are listed by offset from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, the world reference time), for example (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).
7. Type a label in the Enter display name box. Use something you recognize at a glance, such as “London office” or “Mom”.
8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 in the second clock area to add another zone. Skip this step if you need only one.
9. Click Apply, then click OK. The window closes and the clocks are saved. No restart or sign-out is needed.
10. Hover over the clock in the taskbar 🖥️ corner. A tooltip lists your local time followed by each additional clock with its label.

Clicking Cancel or closing the window with the X discards your changes.

Open the Additional Clocks Window Without Settings

The older Date and Time window opens directly if the Settings ⚙️ link is missing or you prefer the keyboard. This window is the same one the Settings link opens.

1. Press Win+R. The Run dialog opens.

   

2. Type timedate.cpl and press Enter. The Date and Time window opens, usually on the Date and Time tab.
3. Click the Additional Clocks tab at the top.
4. Go to step 5 of the Settings ⚙️ steps above and carry on from there.

You can also reach the same window through Control Panel 🎛️ › Clock and Region › Date and Time. Control Panel 🎛️ is the older settings area that Windows 11 still includes.

See Your Additional Clocks on the Taskbar

Windows 11 does not show extra clocks on the taskbar 🖥️ itself. The taskbar shows only your local time, so the extra clocks need one more action to appear.

Hover over the clock to see a tooltip with all the zones. Click the clock to open the flyout with the calendar. The additional clocks appear in that panel, each with the name you typed.

Displayed time formats follow your region settings. If you want 24-hour time on the extra clocks, change the format for the whole PC. Change date and time formats in Windows 11 Clock and Region settings explains where. For the lock screen specifically, see how to set a 24-hour clock on the Windows 11 lock screen.

The extra clocks have no setting for seconds, and they do not show a date. If you need to see whether the other city is a day ahead, check the date in the calendar flyout against what you know of the zone.

Change, Rename or Remove an Additional Clock

You can edit or remove an additional clock at any time, and removing it leaves your local time untouched. This is also how you undo everything above.

1. Open the Additional Clocks window with Settings › Time & language › Date & time › Additional clocks, or run timedate.cpl.
2. Select the Additional Clocks tab if it is not already showing.
3. Change the zone in Select time zone or the label in Enter display name to edit a clock.
4. Clear the Show this clock check box to remove a clock. The zone and name fields grey out again.
5. Click Apply, then OK. The tooltip updates at once.

Clearing the check box is enough. You do not need to delete the display name first.

Fix Problems With Additional Clocks

The Additional clocks link is missing in Settings

Windows sometimes moves links on the Date & time page between builds, and a Settings page that has not fully loaded can hide the Related links section. Scroll to the bottom of the page and wait a few seconds. If the link is still absent, close Settings, reopen it and try again. The timedate.cpl method above skips Settings and gives the same result.

The time zone options are greyed out

The Select time zone list and the Enter display name box stay greyed out until you select Show this clock. This is normal. Select the check box and the fields become active.

An additional clock shows the wrong time

Start with your local clock. An extra clock cannot be more accurate than the PC it runs on. If the local time is off by a few minutes or hours, fix that first. Why Windows 11 automatically syncs your clock incorrectly covers the usual causes, such as a wrong time zone setting or a failing CMOS battery. That battery is the small one on the motherboard that keeps time while the PC is off.

If the local time is right, check that you picked the correct city’s zone. Several zones have similar names, such as the different Central time zones in North America. Look at the time difference from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, the standard world reference time) shown in brackets to confirm.

The clock is an hour off around a daylight saving change

Countries start and end daylight saving time on different dates. For a few weeks each year, the gap between your zone and another can differ from what you remember. The additional clock is usually right in that period. Check a trusted source for that city before assuming Windows made a mistake.

Only two additional clocks are allowed

The Additional Clocks tab has space for two. There is no setting that adds a third. For more zones, use the Clock app described next.

Use the Clock App for More Than Two Time Zones

The Clock app (a separate Windows 11 app that includes timers, alarms and world clocks) can track many cities at once. It does not put the times in the taskbar flyout, but it keeps them in one window. Menu labels can vary slightly between app versions.

1. Click Start, type Clock, and open the Clock app.
2. Select World clock in the left pane. Any saved cities appear as tiles.
3. Click the Add new location button, which looks like a plus sign.
4. Type a city name and pick it from the results.
5. Click Add. A new tile with the local time for that city appears.

The World clock list is separate from the taskbar additional clocks. Adding a city in one place does not add it to the other. If you want a side-by-side comparison with your own time, see the dual clock setup for different time zones in Windows 11. It shows the same feature from a different angle and may suit that purpose.

What to do next

If a clock still looks wrong after you fix your local time, check its time difference from UTC again. To remove a clock later, clear Show this clock in the same window. If you need a third city, the Clock app is the next step.