Email, Messaging, & Video Calls Email How to Adjust Your Time Zone in Gmail Update your settings if your email times are off by Heinz Tschabitscher Writer A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. our editorial process Heinz Tschabitscher Updated on March 16, 2021 reviewed by Jon Fisher Lifewire Tech Review Board Member Jonathan Fisher is a CompTIA certified technologist with more than 6 years' experience writing for publications like TechNorms and Help Desk Geek. our review board Article reviewed on Jun 09, 2020 Jon Fisher Tweet Share Email Email Gmail Yahoo! Mail What to Know In Google Calendar, go to Settings > Settings > General > Time Zone > Primary Time Zone and select a time zone. Check your computer to make sure the operating system clock is correct. This article explains how to adjust time zone settings in Gmail in a web browser. You should also check your operating system's time zone (and Daylight Saving Time options) to ensure that the computer's clock is correct. Adjust Your Gmail Time Zone If the email messages you receive in Gmail seem to come from the future or the past, or your recipients wonder what you're doing writing messages at 2:00 AM, you can easily change your Gmail time zone. The time zone settings for Gmail are accessed through Google Calendar, which you can open through Gmail. First, open Gmail. In the upper-right corner, select the Google menu (dot grid icon) and choose Calendar (you may need to select More at the bottom of the menu window to find it). In the upper-right portion of Google Calendar, select Settings (gear icon). From the menu, choose Settings. In the left rail, if the General menu isn't already displayed, select General. Under General, choose Time zone. In the main display area, under Time zone, select Primary time zone. From the menu, choose the correct time zone. Settings are saved automatically and should be applied in Gmail. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit