Time in Kathmandu
The current local time and date in Kathmandu, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
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Kathmandu runs on Nepal Time, a fixed UTC+5:45 with no daylight saving — one of only a few time zones in the world offset by 45 minutes rather than a full or half hour.
Kathmandu stays on UTC+5:45 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. Nepal uses a rare 45-minute offset, UTC+5:45, with no daylight saving.
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FAQ
What time is it in Kathmandu right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Kathmandu, refreshed every second. Kathmandu is on UTC+5:45 year-round, and the clock is calculated directly from that official time zone so it always accounts for daylight saving time automatically.
What time zone is Kathmandu in?
Kathmandu stays on UTC+5:45 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. Nepal uses a rare 45-minute offset, UTC+5:45, with no daylight saving. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Kathmandu time into your own local time instantly.
Does Kathmandu observe daylight saving time?
No. Kathmandu keeps the same UTC+5:45 offset all year, so the time difference between Kathmandu and other places only changes when the *other* place moves on or off daylight saving time. Nepal uses a rare 45-minute offset, UTC+5:45, with no daylight saving.
How do I convert Kathmandu time to my time zone?
The converter above detects your device's time zone and shows, hour by hour, what a given Kathmandu time is where you are. For planning a call across several cities at once, open the World Clock meeting planner, which lays out a colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for Kathmandu?
To call Kathmandu from abroad, dial the country code +977 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call Kathmandu?
The "best time to call" line above detects your own time zone and shows the window when normal waking hours (roughly 8am–9pm) overlap in both places, so neither side is woken up. It updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving on both ends.
Learn how time zones work
UTC & GMT explained · Daylight saving explained · How to convert a time between two cities