What time is it in Kara-Balta right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Bishkek. Kara-Balta is 6 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Kara-Balta in?

Kara-Balta uses Kyrgyzstan Time. Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Bishkek, and the current UTC offset is UTC+6.

Does Kara-Balta observe daylight saving time?

No. Kara-Balta stays on UTC+6 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Kara-Balta?

Open the time zone converter for Kara-Balta to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Kara-Balta, Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan

Kara-Balta is on Kyrgyzstan Time, UTC+6. Kara-Balta does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan

4:38 PM:53

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+6

Country: Kyrgyzstan
Region: Chuy Region
Lat/Long: 42°49'N / 73°51'E
Elevation: 789 m
Population: 48,278
Currency: Som (KGS)
Languages: Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Russian
Dialling code: +996

Time zone in Kara-Balta

Time zone
Kyrgyzstan Time
Asia/Bishkek
UTC offset
UTC+6
6 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Kara-Balta keeps UTC+6

Kara-Balta keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Bishkek, the one time zone in use in Kyrgyzstan. Kara-Balta does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Kara-Balta today

Sunrise
7:32 AM
Sunset
6:04 PM
Day length
10 hours 32 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Kara-Balta for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 42°49'N / 73°51'E.

Time difference between Kara-Balta and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Kara-Balta. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Kara-Balta
City	Local time	Compared to Kara-Balta
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:38 AM	−10h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:38 AM	−13h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:38 AM	−11h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:38 AM	−10h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:38 AM	−12h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:38 AM	−9h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:38 AM	−6h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:38 AM	−5h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:38 AM	−5h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:38 AM	−5h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:38 PM	−4h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:38 PM	−2h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:08 PM	−30m (behind)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:38 PM	+2h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:38 PM	+2h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:38 PM	+3h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:38 PM	+5h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:38 PM	+7h (ahead)

Other cities near Kara-Balta

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.