Kazakhstan · ALMT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Karaganda, 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 Karaganda 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 Karaganda 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 Karaganda lines up with 09:00–14:00 in London. There is a 4-hour difference between Karaganda 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 Karaganda 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 Karaganda.
Practical Info
Karaganda (Kazakhstan) is home to roughly 500K people. Today brings about 16.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:00, sunset at 20:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 50° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Kazakhstan
Capital
Astana
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
ALMT · Asia/Almaty
Coordinates
49.80°N, 73.11°E
Currency
KZT (₸)
Calling Code
+7
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Kazakh, Russian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Karaganda's coal basin was developed largely by Gulag labour, and Karlag, the camp system around it, covered an area roughly the size of France at its peak. Many deportees stayed after release, which is why the city is unusually multi-ethnic.
The clock: Karaganda keeps UTC+5. Baikonur cosmodrome, from which every crewed Soviet and Russian launch has flown, is in the same region.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
7h overlap