- How does Zoom handle time zones when scheduling meetings?
- When you schedule a Zoom meeting, Zoom records the time in your configured account timezone. The meeting link and invitation email display the time in your timezone. When participants receive the invite and add it to their calendar, their calendar app converts it to their local time automatically. The Zoom meeting itself is timezone-agnostic; it starts at the scheduled UTC time for everyone.
- How do I set my timezone in Zoom?
- In the Zoom web portal (zoom.us), go to Profile. You will see a “Time Zone” field with a dropdown selector. Update this to your correct city-based timezone. In the Zoom desktop app, go to Settings → General and look for the timezone setting. This controls how scheduled meeting times are displayed in your Zoom account.
- Why do Zoom meetings sometimes appear at the wrong time for some participants?
- This usually happens because either the organizer or a participant has an incorrect timezone configured in their Zoom account or calendar. The Zoom invite email shows times in the organizer’s timezone, so if participants manually enter that time in their own calendar without converting it, they will show up at the wrong hour. Always add the Zoom link to your calendar app to let it handle the conversion automatically.
