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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
Current local time in Kars, Türkiye
Europe/Istanbul
Observatory log
Kars, observed
- 01Time zone
Türkiye Standard Time
UTC+3 · IANA
Europe/Istanbul- 02Daylight saving
Türkiye does not observe daylight saving time.
Clocks stay on UTC+3 all year. No change is scheduled in tzdata 2026e.
- 03Sun today
- Sunrise06:24Sunset17:20Day length10 h 57 minSolar noon11:52
MoonWaxing gibbous, 66% lit
Golden hour06:07–07:01 · 16:43–17:37
- 04Working hours
Counted as 09:00–17:00 local; the weekend in Türkiye is Saturday and Sunday.
- 05Best time to call
- 06Time zones in Türkiye
Türkiye uses a single time zone: Europe/Istanbul.
- 08Coordinates
40.61° N, 43.10° E
Differences
Kars and the world
| City | Local time | Difference from KarsDiff. |
|---|---|---|
 London | −2 h | |
 New York | −7 h | |
| Los Angeles | −10 h | |
| Chicago | −8 h | |
 São Paulo | −6 h | |
 Paris | −1 h | |
 Dubai | +1 h | |
 Mumbai | +2 h 30 min | |
 Singapore | +5 h | |
 Hong Kong | +5 h | |
 Tokyo | +6 h |
Questions
Asked about Kars
What time zone is Kars in?
Kars uses Türkiye Standard Time, UTC+3. Its IANA time-zone ID is Europe/Istanbul.
Does Türkiye use daylight saving time?
No. Türkiye does not observe daylight saving time: the clocks stay on Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+3) all year.
When does the sun rise and set in Kars today?
Today in Kars the sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:20, giving 10 h 57 min of daylight.