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title: Timezones
url: 'https://manuals.remository.com/plotalot/sql-for-plotalot/timezones'
markdown: 'https://manuals.remository.com/plotalot/sql-for-plotalot/timezones.md'
date: '2026-10-06'
description: "Plotalot does not do any timezone conversions. It's usually best to store times as UTC and convert to the required timezone when you retrieve the data. For example: CONVERT_TZ(`my_date_field`, 'UTC', 'Europe/Paris') or: CONVERT_TZ(`my_date_field`, '+00:00', '+01:00')"
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# Timezones

Plotalot does not do any timezone conversions. It's usually best to store times as UTC and convert to the required timezone when you retrieve the data. For example:

```
CONVERT_TZ(`my_date_field`, 'UTC', 'Europe/Paris')
```

or:

```
CONVERT_TZ(`my_date_field`, '+00:00', '+01:00')
```

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