Time in West Bengal, India 🇮🇳
The current local time in West Bengal, India is anchored on Kolkata. The state uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone (UTC +05:30).
West Bengal local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 IST
State information
West Bengal
State of India
Population: 91,276,115
How time works in West Bengal
India uses a single time zone, IST (UTC +05:30), with no daylight saving. Kolkata lies well east of the meridian IST is based on, so the sun rises and sets earlier by the clock than in Mumbai — by about an hour.
Public holidays in West Bengal in 2026
11 public holidays apply in West Bengal, 5 of them regional (marked below) and not observed across all of India.
| Date | Holiday | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 12 Jan | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | Regional |
| Fri 23 Jan | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Regional |
| Mon 26 Jan | Republic Day | |
| Fri 3 Apr | Good Friday | |
| Tue 14 Apr | Ambedkar Jayanti | |
| Wed 15 Apr | Bengali New Year | Regional |
| Fri 1 May | Labour Day | Regional |
| Fri 8 May | Rabindra Jayanti | Regional |
| Sat 15 Aug | Independence Day | |
| Fri 2 Oct | Gandhi Jayanti | |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day |
West Bengal vs. major cities
How far West Bengal is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in West Bengal, 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 West Bengal | 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 West Bengal 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 West Bengal
West Bengal 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: West Bengal 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
West Bengal time questions
- What time zone is West Bengal in?
- Most of West Bengal uses the Asia/Kolkata time zone: UTC +05:30. Some areas differ — see the notes on this page.
- Does West Bengal observe daylight saving time?
- No. West Bengal 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 West Bengal have in 2026?
- 11 public holidays apply in West Bengal in 2026, including 5 that are not on the national list: Swami Vivekananda Jayanti (Monday 12 January), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti (Friday 23 January), Bengali New Year (Wednesday 15 April), Labour Day (Friday 1 May), Rabindra Jayanti (Friday 8 May).
Explore West Bengal
More on West Bengal: the country overview, the exact IANA zone, and tools for Kolkata.