Best Times to Schedule Global Team Meetings: Data-Backed Recommendations
US + Europe Overlap
US East Coast + Western Europe: 9 AM–12 PM ET (3–6 PM London/Paris). 3 hours of business-hours overlap. US West Coast + Western Europe: only 9–10 AM PT (5–6 PM London) — extremely limited. Schedule US West-Europe meetings at end of day Europe / morning PT.
US + Asia Pacific Overlap
US East Coast + India: 7:30–9 AM ET = 5–6:30 PM IST. US East Coast + Singapore/Australia: 8–9 AM ET = 8–9 PM SGT — end of Singapore's workday. US West Coast + Singapore: 6–7 AM PT = 9–10 PM SGT — outside both standard hours.
The Rotation Strategy
For teams with no good overlap: rotate meeting times quarterly. Q1: favors US. Q2: favors Asia-Pacific. Q3: favors Europe. This distributes the inconvenience of early-morning or late-evening calls fairly across the team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Check global time overlap
Use the World Clock to find working-hours overlap for your team.
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