Time in Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵
The current local time in Kyoto, Japan is anchored on Kyoto. The prefecture uses the Asia/Tokyo time zone (UTC +09:00).
Kyoto local time
Friday, 23 October 2026 GMT+9
Prefecture information
Kyoto
Prefecture of Japan
Population: 2,578,087
Kyoto vs. major cities
How far Kyoto is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Kyoto, 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 Kyoto | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −13 h | 20:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −16 h | 17:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| Paris · France | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Kyoto 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 Kyoto
Kyoto has kept the same UTC +09:00 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Kyoto stays on UTC +09:00 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Other cities in the same time zone
Kyoto time questions
- What time zone is Kyoto in?
- Kyoto uses the Asia/Tokyo time zone: UTC +09:00.
- Does Kyoto observe daylight saving time?
- No. Kyoto keeps the same clock all year, so its time difference with places that do change (in Japan or abroad) shifts by an hour twice a year.
Explore Kyoto
More on Kyoto: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Kyoto.