India · IST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Surat, 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 Surat 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 Surat 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 Surat lines up with 09:00–13:30 in London. There is a 3.5-hour difference between Surat 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 Surat 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 Surat.
Practical Info
Surat (India) is home to roughly 6.6M people. Today brings about 13.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 06:00, sunset at 19:18. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+5:30 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 21° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
India
Capital
New Delhi
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
IST · Asia/Calcutta
Coordinates
21.17°N, 72.83°E
Currency
INR (₹)
Calling Code
+91
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Hindi, English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Surat polishes an estimated 90% of the world's diamonds by piece count, employing several hundred thousand cutters. Rough stones arrive mostly from Africa and Russia, leave mostly through Antwerp and Mumbai.
The clock: Surat keeps UTC+5:30. It was also India's busiest port under the Mughals, and the East India Company's first Indian factory opened here in 1613.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6.5h overlap