UTC offset in minutes

Question

How can I get the difference between local time and UTC time in minutes (in C#)?

Answer 1

Use TimeZoneInfo:

TimeSpan delta = TimeZoneInfo.Local.GetUtcOffset();
double utcMinuteOffset = delta.TotalMinutes;

Answer 2

This should give you what you need.

(DateTime.UtcNow - DateTime.Now).TotalMinutes;

Also you may find the .ToUniversalTime DateTime function of use.