What time is it in Kars right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kars, Turkey, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Europe/Istanbul. Kars is 3 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Kars in?

Kars uses TRT (Türkiye Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Europe/Istanbul, and the current UTC offset is UTC+3.

Does Kars observe daylight saving time?

No. Kars stays on UTC+3 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 Kars?

Open the time zone converter for Kars 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 Kars, Kars Province, Turkey

Kars is on TRT (Türkiye Standard Time), UTC+3. Kars does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Kars, Turkey

3:37 PM:11TRT

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+3

Country: Turkey
Region: Kars Province
Lat/Long: 40°36'N / 43°05'E
Elevation: 1,767 m
Population: 96,915
Currency: Lira (TRY)
Languages: Turkish, Kurdish, Zaza, Azerbaijani
Dialling code: +90

Time zone in Kars

Time zone
TRT
Türkiye Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+3
3 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Kars keeps UTC+3

Kars keeps the time of the IANA zone Europe/Istanbul, the one time zone in use in Turkey. Kars does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Kars today

Sunrise
6:32 AM
Sunset
5:10 PM
Day length
10 hours 39 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Kars for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 40°36'N / 43°05'E.

Time difference between Kars and other cities

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

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

Other cities near Kars

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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.