diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/me.ts b/web/src/lib/api/me.ts
index 9134d778..f6004a31 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/me.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/me.ts
@@ -53,3 +53,12 @@ export async function getAPIToken(): Promise<APITokenResponse> {
 export async function regenerateAPIToken(): Promise<APITokenResponse> {
   return api.post<APITokenResponse>('/api/me/api-token', {});
 }
+
+// Submits the browser's current IANA timezone for the authenticated
+// user. Called from the auth store on login + bootstrap + once weekly
+// (cadence tracked client-side in localStorage). Failures are
+// non-fatal — the server's UTC fallback keeps the scheduler working
+// until the next attempt.
+export async function putMyTimezone(timezone: string): Promise<void> {
+  await api.put<void>('/api/me/timezone', { timezone });
+}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/auth/store.svelte.ts b/web/src/lib/auth/store.svelte.ts
index 990439fa..49903a20 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/auth/store.svelte.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/auth/store.svelte.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { api, type User, type LoginResponse } from '$lib/api/client';
+import { putMyTimezone } from '$lib/api/me';
 import { queryClient } from '$lib/query/client';
 import { signalSessionEnd } from './sessionEnd.svelte';
 import { user, setUser } from './user.svelte';
@@ -7,9 +8,34 @@ import { user, setUser } from './user.svelte';
 // callers keep working. New code can import directly from auth/user.svelte.
 export { user };
 
+// Weekly client-driven cadence for sending the browser's current IANA
+// timezone to PUT /api/me/timezone (#392 Half B). Tracked in
+// localStorage so the cadence survives tab restarts; bumped after each
+// successful PUT. Failures are swallowed — server keeps its previous
+// value (or 'UTC' default).
+const TZ_LAST_SENT_KEY = 'minstrel.tz_last_sent_at';
+const WEEKLY_MS = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+
+async function sendTimezoneIfStale(): Promise<void> {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') return; // SSR-safe no-op
+  try {
+    const tz = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
+    if (!tz) return;
+    const lastStr = window.localStorage.getItem(TZ_LAST_SENT_KEY);
+    const last = lastStr ? Number(lastStr) : 0;
+    if (Number.isFinite(last) && Date.now() - last < WEEKLY_MS) return;
+    await putMyTimezone(tz);
+    window.localStorage.setItem(TZ_LAST_SENT_KEY, String(Date.now()));
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn('tz send failed:', err);
+  }
+}
+
 export async function bootstrap(): Promise<void> {
   try {
     setUser(await api.get<User>('/api/me'));
+    // ignore: best-effort, runs in background
+    void sendTimezoneIfStale();
   } catch {
     setUser(null);
   }
@@ -18,6 +44,7 @@ export async function bootstrap(): Promise<void> {
 export async function login(username: string, password: string): Promise<void> {
   const res = await api.post<LoginResponse>('/api/auth/login', { username, password });
   setUser(res.user);
+  void sendTimezoneIfStale();
 }
 
 export async function register(opts: {
@@ -35,6 +62,7 @@ export async function register(opts: {
   const res = await api.post<LoginResponse>('/api/auth/register', body);
   setUser(res.user);
   await bootstrap();
+  void sendTimezoneIfStale();
 }
 
 export async function forgotPassword(email: string): Promise<void> {