Baku — Asia/Baku
The current local time in the Asia/Baku IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Azerbaijan in the area around Baku. The zone is currently at UTC +04:00 · GMT+4 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Asia/Baku
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+4
Zone information
Offset & DST
Current UTC offset: +04:00
Daylight saving: Not observed
Countries using Asia/Baku
Baku vs. major cities
How far Baku is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Baku, 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 Baku | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| London · United Kingdom | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | +1:30 h | 10:30 | 09:00–15:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +4 h | 13:00 | 09:00–13:00 |
| Beijing · China | +4 h | 13:00 | 09:00–13:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Baku 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 Baku
Since 1970, Baku has gone through 6 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 30 of 57 years. Since 2016 it has stayed on UTC +04:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Baku stays on UTC +04:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1980 | UTC +04:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1981–1990 | UTC +04:00, DST UTC +05:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in September (since 1985) |
| 1991 | UTC +03:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1992–1995 | UTC +04:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1996–2015 | UTC +04:00, DST UTC +05:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October |
| 2016–2026 | UTC +04:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Zones on the same clock as Baku
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Asia/Baku on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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