Time zone in Kathmandu
Kathmandu is on Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) all year, with no daylight saving time. Its identifier in the international time zone database is Asia/Kathmandu: it is what your phone and computer use to show the right time there.
Nepal is one of the very few places with a 45-minute offset: UTC+5:45, a quarter of an hour ahead of India. There is no daylight saving time.
By the sun, noon in Kathmandu falls at about 12:04 PM (on average over the year). The city lies at 85.32° east, and every degree of longitude shifts the sun by 4 minutes. Clock time is close to sun time here. See the sunrise and sunset times in Kathmandu.
Time difference with major cities
When it is 12:00 PM (noon) in Kathmandu, it is:
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1:15 AM | 2:15 AM |
| Los Angeles | 10:15 PM, day before | 11:15 PM, day before |
| London | 6:15 AM | 7:15 AM |
| Paris | 7:15 AM | 8:15 AM |
| Tokyo | 3:15 PM | 3:15 PM |
| Sydney | 5:15 PM | 4:15 PM |
The gap with New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney changes by one hour during the year: these cities use daylight saving time, Kathmandu does not.
Best time to call Kathmandu from New York
To reach someone at work in Kathmandu from New York: in January, the best window is from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM in New York, which is 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM in Kathmandu (outside strict office hours on one side). In July, the best window is from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM in New York, which is 4:45 PM to 7:45 PM in Kathmandu (outside strict office hours on one side).
For any other city, use the time zone converter or add it to the world clock.