Kazakhstan · AQTT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Almaty, Kazakhstan runs on UTC+5. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 9-hour difference between Almaty and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 4-hour difference between Almaty and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 13:00–18:00 in Almaty lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Almaty and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:00 in Almaty lines up with 13:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Karachi, Astana, Lahore. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Almaty.
Practical Info
Almaty (Kazakhstan) is home to roughly 2.2M people. Today brings about 15.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:18, sunset at 19:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 43° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Kazakhstan
Capital
Astana
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
AQTT · Asia/Almaty
Coordinates
43.24°N, 76.91°E
Currency
KZT (₸)
Calling Code
+7
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Kazakh, Russian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Medeu rink above Almaty sits at roughly 1,691 metres, and the thin air plus exceptionally pure meltwater ice made it the fastest speed-skating surface in the world. More than 120 world records were set there.
The clock: Kazakhstan abolished its two-zone system in March 2024, putting the whole country including Almaty on UTC+5 — which moved Almaty's clocks an hour back overnight.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap