Kathmandu keeps UTC+5:45 all year, 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC. Kathmandu does not use daylight saving time, so the offset never changes and the gap to any other fixed-offset city is the same in January as in July. The clock above is the live local time in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the second.
About time in Kathmandu
Kathmandu operates on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone. Kathmandu is on UTC+5:45 all year, 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC. Located in Nepal at 27.72°N, 85.32°E, the city’s sunrise, sunset and day length shift through the year with the seasons. Whether you are scheduling a call with someone in Kathmandu, planning travel, or coordinating remote work across time zones, the live clock above always shows the exact current time.
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Frequently asked questions
What time is it in Kathmandu right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Kathmandu, updated every second. Kathmandu is on UTC+5:45 all year, 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Kathmandu in?
Kathmandu, Nepal uses the Asia/Kathmandu time zone. That is UTC+5:45 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Kathmandu observe daylight saving time?
No. Kathmandu stays on UTC+5:45 all year round, so the offset never changes and there is no clock change to plan around.
How far ahead or behind is Kathmandu?
Kathmandu is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC, every day of the year. Use the comparison list above to see the current time in major world cities relative to Kathmandu.
Kathmandu time zone explained
Kathmandu follows the Asia/Kathmandu time zone, UTC+5:45 at mid-year. No daylight saving is observed, so the offset from UTC never changes. The zone abbreviation is +0545 in January all year.
Time difference from Kathmandu to major cities
Kathmandu is 5 hours ahead of London
Kathmandu is 10 hours ahead of New York
Kathmandu is 13 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Kathmandu is 4 hours ahead of Paris
Kathmandu is 2 hours ahead of Dubai
Kathmandu is 2 hours behind Singapore
Kathmandu is 3 hours behind Tokyo
Kathmandu is 4 hours behind Sydney
Differences use mid-year offsets; daylight saving in either city can shift them by an hour. For exact call windows use the Meeting Planner or the time-zone converter.
Sunrise lands around 05:07 (solar time) in June and about 06:52 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 06:47
Feb 06:28
Mar 06:05
Apr 05:40
May 05:18
Jun 05:07
Jul 05:12
Aug 05:30
Sep 05:55
Oct 06:20
Nov 06:42
Dec 06:52
Values are computed from latitude for mid-month and shown in local solar time; clock time can differ up to an hour or more with daylight saving and position within the time zone.
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