Time in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia 🇷🇺
The current local time in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia is anchored on Yekaterinburg. The oblast uses the Asia/Yekaterinburg time zone (UTC +05:00).
Sverdlovsk Oblast local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+5
Oblast information
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Oblast of Russia
Population: 4,290,067
Time difference across Russia
How the clock in Sverdlovsk Oblast compares with other Russia regions on this site. Where the January and July figures differ, only one side observes daylight saving time.
| Region | Time zone | January | July |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moscow Oblast | Europe/Moscow | −2 h | −2 h |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | Asia/Novosibirsk | +2 h | +2 h |
| Primorsky Krai | Asia/Vladivostok | +5 h | +5 h |
Sverdlovsk Oblast vs. major cities
How far Sverdlovsk Oblast is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Sverdlovsk Oblast, 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 Sverdlovsk Oblast | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −8 h | 01:00 | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −3 h | 06:00 | 12:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −1 h | 08:00 | 10:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | +0:30 h | 09:30 | 09:00–16:30 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
| Beijing · China | +3 h | 12:00 | 09:00–14:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Sverdlovsk Oblast 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 Sverdlovsk Oblast
Since 1970, Sverdlovsk Oblast has gone through 7 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 28 of 57 years. Since 2014 it has stayed on UTC +05:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Sverdlovsk Oblast stays on UTC +05:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (7 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1980 | UTC +05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1981–1990 | UTC +05:00, DST UTC +06:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in September (since 1985) |
| 1991 | UTC +04:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1992 | UTC +05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1993–2010 | UTC +05:00, DST UTC +06:00 | Forward on the last Sunday in March, back on the last Sunday in October (since 1996) |
| 2011–2013 | UTC +06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2014–2026 | UTC +05:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Sverdlovsk Oblast time questions
- What time zone is Sverdlovsk Oblast in?
- Sverdlovsk Oblast uses the Asia/Yekaterinburg time zone: UTC +05:00.
- Does Sverdlovsk Oblast observe daylight saving time?
- No. Sverdlovsk Oblast keeps the same clock all year, so its time difference with places that do change (in Russia or abroad) shifts by an hour twice a year.
Explore Sverdlovsk Oblast
More on Sverdlovsk Oblast: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Yekaterinburg.