Current local time in Kathmandu, Nepal
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is on Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Nepal TimeIANA: Asia/Kathmandu
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:45same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledNo daylight saving here
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- NepalAsia · capital city
- Population
- 1.4 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +977currency: Rupee (NPR)
- Coordinates
- 27.70° N, 85.32° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Kathmandu today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Kathmandu
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Kathmandu | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 4h 45m behind | 4h |
| US New York | --:-- | 9h 45m behind | None |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 12h 45m behind | None |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 3h 45m behind | 5h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 1h 45m behind | 7h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 15m behind | 8h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 2h 15m ahead | 6h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 2h 15m ahead | 6h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 3h 15m ahead | 5h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 3h 15m ahead | 5h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 4h 15m ahead | 4h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 8h 45m behind | None |
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Best time to call Kathmandu
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Kathmandu
Kathmandu does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+5:45 all year. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Kathmandu shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Kathmandu
Kathmandu runs on a quarter-hour offset (UTC+5:45), one of the few places in the world whose clocks are not a whole number of hours from UTC.
All of Nepal keeps the same standard time as Kathmandu (UTC+5:45).
Sunrise and sunset in Kathmandu, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:54 | 17:19 | 10h 25m |
| February | 06:50 | 17:43 | 10h 53m |
| March | 06:28 | 18:03 | 11h 35m |
| April | 05:54 | 18:20 | 12h 26m |
| May | 05:24 | 18:36 | 13h 12m |
| June | 05:08 | 18:54 | 13h 46m |
| July | 05:11 | 19:03 | 13h 52m |
| August | 05:26 | 18:53 | 13h 27m |
| September | 05:42 | 18:25 | 12h 43m |
| October | 05:56 | 17:50 | 11h 55m |
| November | 06:14 | 17:20 | 11h 06m |
| December | 06:36 | 17:08 | 10h 32m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 13h 54m of daylight (sunrise 05:08, sunset 19:02). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 10h 23m.
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Straight-line distance and time difference
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Kathmandu
What time zone is Kathmandu in?
Kathmandu uses the Asia/Kathmandu time zone (Nepal Time), UTC+5:45.
Does Kathmandu observe daylight saving time?
No. Kathmandu stays on UTC+5:45 all year.
What is the time difference between Kathmandu and New York?
Right now New York is 9h 45m behind Kathmandu. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Kathmandu does not.
What is the time difference between Kathmandu and London?
London is 4h 45m behind Kathmandu right now. Office hours overlap for about 4 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Kathmandu?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:08 and sets about 19:02 (13h 54m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 06:49 and sets about 17:13 (10h 23m).
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