Kazakhstan · UTC+5
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Atyrau, 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 Atyrau 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 Atyrau 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 Atyrau lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Atyrau 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 Atyrau 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 Atyrau.
Practical Info
Atyrau (Kazakhstan) is home to roughly 360K people. Today brings about 15.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:36, sunset at 21:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 47° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Kazakhstan
Capital
Astana
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
UTC+5 · Asia/Atyrau
Coordinates
47.09°N, 51.92°E
Currency
KZT (₸)
Calling Code
+7
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Kazakh, Russian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Ural river runs through Atyrau and is conventionally treated as the boundary between Europe and Asia, which puts the two halves of the city on different continents. A footbridge crosses between them.
The clock: Atyrau keeps UTC+5. The Tengiz field nearby is one of the largest oil discoveries of the last fifty years.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap