Almaty is located in Kazakhstan and uses the Asia/Almaty timezone, currently GMT+5 from UTC. Almaty does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 04:59 and sunset at 18:41 local time. The coordinates of Almaty are 43.22°N, 76.85°E.

Today Almaty gets 13 hours 42 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:50, about 10 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Almaty shares its GMT+5 offset with Yekaterinburg, Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Tashkent, Astana. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Almaty in?›

Almaty is in the Asia/Almaty timezone, currently GMT+5 from UTC.

Does Almaty observe daylight saving time?›

No. Almaty does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+5.

What is the UTC offset for Almaty?›

Almaty is currently GMT+5 from UTC (GMT+5).

Times on this page were calculated on 11 September 2026.