Pokhara keeps UTC+5:45 all year, 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC. Pokhara 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 Pokhara, Nepal, to the second.
About time in Pokhara
Pokhara operates on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone. Pokhara is on UTC+5:45 all year, 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC. Located in Nepal at 28.21°N, 83.99°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 Pokhara, 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 Pokhara right now?
The clock above shows the exact local time in Pokhara, updated every second. Pokhara is on UTC+5:45 all year, 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC.
What time zone is Pokhara in?
Pokhara, Nepal uses the Asia/Kathmandu time zone. That is UTC+5:45 all year, and it does not change with the season.
Does Pokhara observe daylight saving time?
No. Pokhara 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 Pokhara?
Pokhara 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 Pokhara.
Pokhara time zone explained
Pokhara 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 Pokhara to major cities
Pokhara is 5 hours ahead of London
Pokhara is 10 hours ahead of New York
Pokhara is 13 hours ahead of Los Angeles
Pokhara is 4 hours ahead of Paris
Pokhara is 2 hours ahead of Dubai
Pokhara is 2 hours behind Singapore
Pokhara is 3 hours behind Tokyo
Pokhara 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 05:06 (solar time) in June and about 06:53 in December. Day length is fairly stable through the year at this latitude, which keeps schedules predictable.
Approximate sunrise by month (solar time)
Jan 06:48
Feb 06:29
Mar 06:06
Apr 05:39
May 05:17
Jun 05:06
Jul 05:11
Aug 05:29
Sep 05:55
Oct 06:20
Nov 06:42
Dec 06:53
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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