Russia · PETT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia runs on UTC+12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+12 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 16-hour difference between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 09:00–10:00 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky lines up with 17:00–18:00 in New York. There is a 11-hour difference between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and London. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with London, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 3-hour difference between Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 12:00–18:00 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky lines up with 09:00–15:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Auckland, Tarawa, Wellington. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Practical Info
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia) is home to roughly 165K people. Today brings about 16.9 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:00, sunset at 21:54. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+12 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 53° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Russia
Capital
Moscow
Continent
Europe & Asia
Time Zone
PETT · Asia/Kamchatka
Coordinates
53.02°N, 158.65°E
Currency
RUB (₽)
Calling Code
+7
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Russian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Kamchatka holds around 300 volcanoes, of which roughly 29 are active, and is one of the densest volcanic regions on Earth. Petropavlovsk sits beneath two of them, reachable only by air or sea — no road connects it to the rest of Russia.
The clock: Petropavlovsk keeps UTC+12, nine hours ahead of Moscow. It is one of the first sizeable cities in the world to see each new day.
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