Kazakhstan
Time now in Almaty
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Sunrise 05:06Sunset 06:44Time zone UTC +5
Time zone
Asia/Almaty
UTC offset
UTC +5
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
1,472,866
Sunrise
05:06
Sunset
06:44
Day length
13h 38m
Coordinates
43.27, 76.90
Time difference from Almaty
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Almaty right now.
Almaty on the map
About the time in Almaty
Clocks in Almaty stay put all year. There is no summer-time switch to remember, so UTC +5 is what you will get in January and in July alike — useful if you book recurring calls with people in Kazakhstan.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Almaty day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 04:00–12:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
The zone identifier Asia/Almaty is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Almaty keeps pointing at Almaty time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Almaty
- What are normal business hours in Almaty in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Almaty runs from 04:00–12:00 UTC today.
- Does Almaty change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Almaty keeps UTC +5 throughout the year.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Almaty?
- Almaty is UTC +5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Almaty right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Almaty, updating every second from Asia/Almaty (UTC +5).
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