Kyrgyzstan
Time now in Kara-Balta
Sunrise 06:16Sunset 07:59Time zone UTC +6
Time zone
Asia/Bishkek
UTC offset
UTC +6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
48,278
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
07:59
Day length
13h 42m
Coordinates
42.81, 73.85
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About the time in Kara-Balta
Kara-Balta runs on Asia/Bishkek, which puts the city UTC +6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 48,278 people live in Kara-Balta, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier Asia/Bishkek is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Asia/Bishkek keeps pointing at Bishkek time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kara-Balta
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Kara-Balta?
- Kara-Balta is UTC +6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Kara-Balta change its clocks for daylight saving?
- No. Kara-Balta keeps UTC +6 throughout the year.
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Asia/Bishkek, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- What time is it in Kara-Balta right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kara-Balta, updating every second from Asia/Bishkek (UTC +6).
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