India · IST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Madurai, India runs on UTC+5:30. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 9.5-hour difference between Madurai 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 4.5-hour difference between Madurai and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4.5 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 13:30–18:00 in Madurai lines up with 09:00–13:30 in London. There is a 3.5-hour difference between Madurai and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 5.5 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–14:30 in Madurai lines up with 12:30–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Madurai.
Practical Info
Madurai (India) is home to roughly 1.6M people. Today brings about 12.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 18:42. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 10° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
India
Capital
New Delhi
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
IST · Asia/Kolkata
Coordinates
9.93°N, 78.12°E
Currency
INR (₹)
Calling Code
+91
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Hindi, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Meenakshi Amman Temple holds an estimated 33,000 sculptures across fourteen gopurams, the tallest about 52 metres. The complex covers around six hectares and is repainted in full roughly every twelve years.
The clock: Madurai keeps UTC+5:30 and has been continuously inhabited for around 2,500 years, which makes it one of the oldest cities in India.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6.5h overlap