Pakistan · PKT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Gwadar, Pakistan 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 Gwadar 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 Gwadar 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 Gwadar lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Gwadar 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 Gwadar 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 Gwadar.
Practical Info
Gwadar (Pakistan) is home to roughly 90K people. Today brings about 13.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 19:42. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 25° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Pakistan
Capital
Islamabad
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
PKT · Asia/Karachi
Coordinates
25.13°N, 62.33°E
Currency
PKR (₨)
Calling Code
+92
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Urdu, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Gwadar belonged to Oman from 1783 until 1958, when Pakistan bought it for around £3 million. It is now the terminus of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, a road and pipeline route running about 3,000 km to Kashgar.
The clock: Gwadar keeps UTC+5, three hours behind Kashgar's official clock at the other end of that corridor.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap