Time in Karnataka, India 🇮🇳
The current local time in Karnataka, India is anchored on Bangalore. The state uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone (UTC +05:30).
Karnataka local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 IST
State information
Karnataka
State of India
Population: 61,130,704
Public holidays in Karnataka in 2026
10 public holidays apply in Karnataka, 4 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 | |
| Thu 30 Apr | Basava Jayanti | Regional |
| Sat 15 Aug | Independence Day | |
| Thu 17 Sept | Hyderabad-Karnataka Liberation Day | Regional |
| Fri 2 Oct | Gandhi Jayanti | |
| Sun 1 Nov | Karnataka Formation Day | Regional |
| Sun 8 Nov | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Regional |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
Karnataka vs. major cities
How far Karnataka is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Karnataka, 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 Karnataka | 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 Karnataka 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 Karnataka
Karnataka 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: Karnataka 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
Karnataka time questions
- What time zone is Karnataka in?
- Karnataka uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone: UTC +05:30.
- Does Karnataka observe daylight saving time?
- No. Karnataka 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 Karnataka have in 2026?
- 10 public holidays apply in Karnataka in 2026, including 4 that are not on the national list: Basava Jayanti (Thursday 30 April), Hyderabad-Karnataka Liberation Day (Thursday 17 September), Karnataka Formation Day (Sunday 1 November), Kanakadasa Jayanti (Sunday 8 November).
Explore Karnataka
More on Karnataka: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Bangalore.