What time is it in Karachi right now?

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

What time zone is Karachi in?

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

Does Karachi observe daylight saving time?

No. Karachi 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 Karachi?

Open the time zone converter for Karachi 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 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

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

Karachi, Pakistan

2:57 PM:52PKT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+5

Country: Pakistan
Region: Sindh
Lat/Long: 24°52'N / 67°01'E
Elevation: 8 m
Population: 11,624,219
Currency: Rupee (PKR)
Languages: Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi
Dialling code: +92

Time zone in Karachi

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
Karachi keeps UTC+5

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

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Sunrise and sunset in Karachi today

Sunrise
6:36 AM
Sunset
5:55 PM
Day length
11 hours 19 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Karachi for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 24°52'N / 67°01'E.

Time difference between Karachi and other cities

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

Current time in world cities compared to Karachi
City	Local time	Compared to Karachi
New YorkUnited States	Tue 5:57 AM	−9h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 2:57 AM	−12h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 4:57 AM	−10h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 5:57 AM	−9h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 3:57 AM	−11h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 6:57 AM	−8h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 9:57 AM	−5h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 10:57 AM	−4h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 10:57 AM	−4h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 10:57 AM	−4h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 11:57 AM	−3h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 1:57 PM	−1h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 3:27 PM	+30m (ahead)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 5:57 PM	+3h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 5:57 PM	+3h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 6:57 PM	+4h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 8:57 PM	+6h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Tue 10:57 PM	+8h (ahead)

Other cities near Karachi

All 367 cities in Pakistan

Frequently asked questions

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.