Keeping track of multiple time zones is crucial when traveling or communicating with friends and family who live overseas. Instead of manually calculating time differences between cities, you can use your iPhone to view multiple time zones.

How to Check Multiple Time Zones in the Clock App

You can use the Clock app to easily keep track of multiple time zones on your iPhone. This approach is the simplest and most convenient way to do so.

Open the Clock app and head to the World Clock tab from the bottom menu. Tap the plus (+) button in the top-right corner of the screen. This opens a pop-up where you can search for and select the city for which you want to view the time.

You’ll now see the time in your selected city under the World Clock tab, plus the number of hours that location is behind or ahead of your local time. You can repeat this process for multiple cities and time zones.

The main drawback of this method is that you have to open the Clock app every time you wish to view the time. It works best if you only want to view time zones from different regions occasionally.

How to Add Multiple Time Zones to Your iPhone’s Home Screen

If you frequently need to check time zones across various regions, a convenient option is displaying multiple clocks on your iPhone’s Home Screen. You can do so using the World Clock widget. To add this widget to your Home Screen, follow these steps:

1. Long-press an empty space on the Home Screen until the apps start to jiggle.
2. Tap the Edit button in the top-left corner. Select Add Widget from the three options that appear.
3. Now, scroll down and select Clock.
4. Swipe multiple times to get to the World Clock widget. This widget comes in two style options—square and rectangular—and both include four clocks displaying the times for four different cities.

Once you’ve chosen your preferred clock style, you can then add the widget to your home screen:

1. Tap Add Widget at the bottom to add it to your Home Screen. You’ll see four random cities in the widget.
2. If all your apps are still jiggling, simply tap the widget you just added. Otherwise, long-press the widget you added and tap Edit Widget.
3. Tap the city you want to change and select your desired city. Repeat this for all four clocks.
4. You may want to move your most-checked cities to the top and push the others to the bottom. You can reorder them by pressing and holding the three horizontal bars next to a city and dragging to a new spot.

You’ve finally configured the World Clock widget with the cities you like! We also recommend trying out some amazing apps that let you create custom widgets for your iPhone for more customization options.

How to Add Multiple Time Zones to Your iPhone’s Lock Screen

For even more frequent checking, you can also display time zones for multiple cities on your iPhone’s Lock Screen. There are several Lock Screen widget options you can choose from.

Long-press your iPhone’s Lock Screen and tap the Customize option at the bottom. Then, select Lock Screen and tap the field directly under the time. Now, scroll down and select Clock.

You’ll see several widget options for the Clock app:

• City Digital: This widget lets you add a digital clock for a particular city to check the time at that location. You can add up to four small digital clocks or two rectangular clocks using this option.
• City Analog: This widget lets you display up to four small analog clocks for various time zones.
• World Clock: This widget lets you view the time in three cities around the world.

Tap your preferred widget to add it to the Lock Screen, then tap on the added widget to select the cities for which you wish to display the time.

For the World Clock widget, tap each individual city to change it to your desired city. Once you’re satisfied with your choice, tap Done in the top-right corner of the screen.

The Clock app is sufficient if you don’t need to check the time in different cities frequently. However, if you regularly need to check time zones in different regions worldwide, it’s a good idea to consider adding Clock widgets to your Home Screen or Lock Screen.