Asia/Almaty is an IANA time zone used in Kazakhstan. It stays on UTC+5 all year.
Asia/Almaty at a glance
| UTC offset now | UTC+5 |
|---|---|
| Standard time | UTC+5 |
| Used in | Kazakhstan |
Rules of the Asia/Almaty time zone
Asia/Almaty has stayed on UTC+5 since its last daylight saving period in 2004. Software that still applies an old rule will show the wrong time, so keep tz data up to date.
Recent and upcoming changes in Asia/Almaty
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, October 26, 2003 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+6 |
| Sunday, March 28, 2004 | Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM | UTC+7 |
| Sunday, October 31, 2004 | Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM | UTC+6 |
| Thursday, February 29, 2024 | Clocks go back 1 hour for good: 12:00 AM becomes 11:00 PM | UTC+5 |
The base offset of this zone changed in 2024, from UTC+6 to UTC+5. Old timestamps should be converted with the rule that applied at the time.
Where Asia/Almaty is used
Asia/Almaty is used in Kazakhstan. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.
Asia/Almaty compared with other time zones
Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.
| City | Time now | Difference now | In January | In July |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (United States) | --:-- | 10 h behind | 10 h behind | 9 h behind |
| Los Angeles (United States) | --:-- | 13 h behind | 13 h behind | 12 h behind |
| London (United Kingdom) | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 4 h behind |
| Paris (France) | --:-- | 4 h behind | 4 h behind | 3 h behind |
| Dubai (United Arab Emirates) | --:-- | 1 h behind | 1 h behind | 1 h behind |
| Mumbai (India) | --:-- | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead | 30 min ahead |
| Singapore | --:-- | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead | 3 h ahead |
| Tokyo (Japan) | --:-- | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead | 4 h ahead |
| Sydney (Australia) | --:-- | 6 h ahead | 6 h ahead | 5 h ahead |
| UTC | --:-- | 5 h behind | 5 h behind | 5 h behind |
Other zones on UTC+5 right now
These IANA zones show the same time as Asia/Almaty today. Their clock-change rules may differ.
- Asia/Aqtau
- Asia/Aqtobe
- Asia/Ashgabat
- Asia/Atyrau
- Asia/Dushanbe
- Asia/Karachi
- Asia/Oral
- Asia/Qostanay
- Asia/Qyzylorda
- Asia/Samarkand
- Asia/Tashkent
- Asia/Yekaterinburg
Using Asia/Almaty in software
Use the zone name Asia/Almaty rather than an abbreviation or a fixed offset. Abbreviations can mean several zones, and offsets ignore future clock changes.
Show the current time in Asia/Almaty:
// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Asia/Almaty', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Asia/Almaty'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Asia/Almaty')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Asia/Almaty datePlan around the time in Asia/Almaty
- Convert a time to or from Asia/Almaty: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
- Add Almaty to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
- Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Asia/Almaty and the other cities you work with.
- Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the UTC offset of Asia/Almaty?
UTC+5, all year.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.