Russia · SAMT
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Samara, Russia runs on UTC+4. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+4 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 8-hour difference between Samara and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 1 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 17:00–18:00 in Samara lines up with 09:00–10:00 in New York. There is a 3-hour difference between Samara and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 12:00–18:00 in Samara lines up with 09:00–15:00 in London. There is a 5-hour difference between Samara and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–13:00 in Samara lines up with 14:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Baku, Dubai, Abu Dhabi. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Samara.
Practical Info
Samara (Russia) is home to roughly 1.1M people. Today brings about 17.0 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:12, sunset at 21:12. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+4 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 53° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Russia
Capital
Moscow
Continent
Europe & Asia
Time Zone
SAMT · Europe/Samara
Coordinates
53.20°N, 50.15°E
Currency
RUB (₽)
Calling Code
+7
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Russian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
A 37-metre-deep bunker was built under Samara in 1942 as an alternative command post if Moscow fell. It was kept secret until 1990 and is deeper than any comparable wartime shelter in Europe.
The clock: Samara keeps UTC+4, an hour ahead of Moscow — one of the few regions to have successfully argued its way out of Moscow time.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap