=?utf-8?q?PG_Doc_comments_form?= <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> We are exporting data from postgres into another "all in one" data store,
> and i had a quick question regarding the time offsets. The UTC_OFFSET, does
> it change when IS_DST is true/false?
Yes; utc_offset reflects the zone's current offset from UTC, so it changes
with the seasons if the zone has DST laws.
> Or do I need to take the UTC_OFFSET
> interval and then possibly add 1 more if IS_DST is true?
Prepare to be disappointed; you can't assume it works like that.
See the thread starting here:
http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2017-December/025682.html
You haven't said what it is you are hoping to accomplish, so it's
hard to say if there's some safer way to do it.
regards, tom lane
