What time is it in Islamabad right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Islamabad, Pakistan, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Karachi. Islamabad is 5 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Islamabad in?

Islamabad uses PKT (Pakistan Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Karachi, and the current UTC offset is UTC+5.

Does Islamabad observe daylight saving time?

No. Islamabad stays on UTC+5 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 Islamabad?

Open the time zone converter for Islamabad 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 Islamabad, Pakistan

Islamabad is on PKT (Pakistan Standard Time), UTC+5. Islamabad does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Islamabad, Pakistan

3:37 PM:36PKT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+5

Country: Pakistan
Region: Islamabad
Lat/Long: 33°43'N / 73°03'E
Elevation: 579 m
Population: 601,600
Currency: Rupee (PKR)
Languages: Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi
Dialling code: +92

Time zone in Islamabad

Time zone
PKT
Pakistan Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+5
5 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Islamabad keeps UTC+5

Islamabad keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Karachi, the one time zone in use in Pakistan. Islamabad does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Islamabad today

Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Day length
10 hours 58 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Islamabad for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 33°43'N / 73°03'E.

Time difference between Islamabad and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Islamabad
City	Local time	Compared to Islamabad
New YorkUnited States	Tue 6:37 AM	−9h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 3:37 AM	−12h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 5:37 AM	−10h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 6:37 AM	−9h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 4:37 AM	−11h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 7:37 AM	−8h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 10:37 AM	−5h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 11:37 AM	−4h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 11:37 AM	−4h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 11:37 AM	−4h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 12:37 PM	−3h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 2:37 PM	−1h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 4:07 PM	+30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 6:37 PM	+3h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 6:37 PM	+3h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 7:37 PM	+4h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 9:37 PM	+6h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 11:37 PM	+8h (ahead)

Other cities near Islamabad

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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.