Time in Nepal 🇳🇵
The current local time in Nepal is anchored on Kathmandu (Asia/Kathmandu, UTC +05:45 · GMT+5:45).
Kathmandu local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+5:45
Nepal at a glance
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- ISO codes
- NP · NPL
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 1
- Dialing code
- +977
- Currency
- Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
- Work week
- Sunday to Friday
- Weekend
- Saturday
- Drives on the
- Left
Time zones in Nepal
All of Nepal keeps the same clock, UTC +05:45, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Kathmandu · Kathmandu | UTC +05:45 | — | None |
Kathmandu vs. major cities
How far Kathmandu is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Kathmandu, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Kathmandu | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −9:45 h | 23:15 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −12:45 h | 20:15 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −8:45 h | 00:15 | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −4:45 h | 04:15 | 13:45–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −3:45 h | 05:15 | 12:45–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −3:45 h | 05:15 | 12:45–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −1:45 h | 07:15 | 10:45–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −0:15 h | 08:45 | 09:15–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +2:15 h | 11:15 | 09:00–14:45 |
| Beijing · China | +2:15 h | 11:15 | 09:00–14:45 |
Shared office hours are shown in Kathmandu time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Kathmandu
Since 1970, Kathmandu has gone through 2 distinct time-keeping periods, none of them with daylight saving time. Since 1986 it has stayed on UTC +05:45 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Kathmandu stays on UTC +05:45 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (2 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1985 | UTC +05:30 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1986–2026 | UTC +05:45 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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