Time in Kazakhstan

Standard time in Kazakhstan is either UTC+05:00 or UTC+06:00. These times apply throughout the year as Kazakhstan does not observe Daylight saving time.

IANA time zone database

The tz database identifies seven zones for Kazakhstan. Data in columns marked * are from the file zone.tab of the database.

coordinates*	tzid*	comments*	UTC offset
+4315+07657	Asia/Almaty	most areas	rUTC+06:00
+4448+06528	Asia/Qyzylorda	Qyzylorda (Kyzylorda, Kzyl-Orda)	rUTC+05:00
+5312+06337	Asia/Qostanay	Qostanay/Kostanay/Kustanay	qUTC+06:00
+5017+05710	Asia/Aqtobe	Aqtobe (Aktobe)	qUTC+05:00
+4431+05016	Asia/Aqtau	Mangghystau (Mankistau)	qUTC+05:00
+4707+05156	Asia/Atyrau	Atyrau (Atirau, Gur'yev)	qUTC+05:00
+5113+05121	Asia/Oral	West Kazakhstan	qUTC+05:00

According to an email on the tz mailing list, Kostanay Region could be part of Asia/Qyzylorda [1].

Time by region

Time in Kazakhstan

Map of Kazakhstan time zones

Current time Kazakhstan Time (UTC+5) 8:19 pm, May 14, 2024 [refresh]

Regions of Kazakhstan

Region	Type	tzid	UTC offset
Akmola	region	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
Aktobe	region	Asia/Aqtobe	UTC+05:00
Almaty	city(1)	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
Almaty Region	region	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
Nur-Sultan	city(1)	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
Atyrau	region	Asia/Atyrau	UTC+05:00
Baikonur	city(2)	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
East Kazakhstan	region	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
Karagandy	region	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
Kostanay	region	Asia/Qostanay	UTC+06:00
Kyzylorda	region	Asia/Qyzylorda	UTC+05:00
Mangystau	region	Asia/Aqtau	UTC+05:00
North Kazakhstan	region	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
Pavlodar	region	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
Shymkent	city(1)	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
Turkistan	region	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00
West Kazakhstan	region	Asia/Oral	UTC+05:00
Jambyl	region	Asia/Almaty	UTC+06:00

Notes:

• (1) Almaty, Nur-Sultan and Shymkent cities have the status of State importance and do not relate to any region.
• (2) Baikonur city has a special status because it is currently being leased to Russia with Baikonur cosmodrome until 2050.

See also

• Omsk Time