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?
Kathmandu is on UTC+5:45 all year round, which is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of UTC. So when it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Kathmandu is 17:45. The live clock at the top of this page applies that offset to the current moment and refreshes every second.
What time zone is Kathmandu in?
Kathmandu uses the Asia/Kathmandu time zone, shown as GMT+5:45. 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 does not observe daylight saving time. Its clocks stay on UTC+5:45 every day of the year, so its offset from UTC never moves. Nepal uses a rare 45-minute offset, UTC+5:45, with no daylight saving. The difference between Kathmandu and another city therefore changes only when that other city starts or ends its own daylight saving period. If you are scheduling across the seasons, treat Kathmandu as the fixed end of the pair and check the other city's dates instead.
How do I convert Kathmandu time to my time zone?
Convert Kathmandu time by taking its UTC+5:45 offset and applying the difference to your own: subtract Kathmandu's offset from UTC to get the UTC time, then add your own offset. For example, 09:00 in Kathmandu is 03:15 UTC. The converter above does this automatically after detecting your device's time zone, and the World Clock meeting planner lays several cities out on one colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for Kathmandu?
The dialing code for Kathmandu is +977. To call from abroad, dial +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?
Standard business hours in Kathmandu — 9:00 to 17:00 local time — correspond to 03:15 to 11:15 UTC. Convert that UTC window into your own zone to find the overlap. The "best time to call" line above does this for you, using waking hours of roughly 8am–9pm on both ends so neither side is called at night.
Learn how time zones work
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