Time in Gujarat, India 🇮🇳
The current local time in Gujarat, India is anchored on Ahmedabad. The state uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone (UTC +05:30).
Gujarat local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 IST
State information
Gujarat
State of India
Population: 60,439,692
Public holidays in Gujarat in 2026
8 public holidays apply in Gujarat, 2 of them regional (marked below) and not observed across all of India.
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 26 Jan | Republic Day | |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | |
| Tue 14 Apr | Ambedkar Jayanti | |
| Fri 1 May | Gujarat Day | Regional |
| Sat 15 Aug | Independence Day | |
| Fri 2 Oct | Gandhi Jayanti | |
| Sat 31 Oct | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Regional |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Gujarat vs. major cities
How far Gujarat is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Gujarat, 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 Gujarat | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −9:30 h | 23:30 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −12:30 h | 20:30 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −8:30 h | 00:30 | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −4:30 h | 04:30 | 13:30–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −3:30 h | 05:30 | 12:30–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −1:30 h | 07:30 | 10:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Beijing · China | +2:30 h | 11:30 | 09:00–14:30 |
| Tokyo · Japan | +3:30 h | 12:30 | 09:00–13:30 |
Shared office hours are shown in Gujarat 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 Gujarat
Gujarat has kept the same UTC +05:30 offset without daylight saving time since at least 1970.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Gujarat stays on UTC +05:30 all year.
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
Other cities in the same time zone
Gujarat time questions
- What time zone is Gujarat in?
- Gujarat uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone: UTC +05:30.
- Does Gujarat observe daylight saving time?
- No. Gujarat keeps the same clock all year, so its time difference with places that do change (in India or abroad) shifts by an hour twice a year.
- How many public holidays does Gujarat have in 2026?
- 8 public holidays apply in Gujarat in 2026, including 2 that are not on the national list: Gujarat Day (Friday 1 May), Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti (Saturday 31 October).
Explore Gujarat
More on Gujarat: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Ahmedabad.