Current time in Kabul
Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan, located in Afghanistan within the Southern Asia region. It uses the Asia/Kabul IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+04:30 (GMT+4:30). With a population of around 4.6M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Afghanistan, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
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Kabul, Afghanistan
Timezone
Asia/Kabul
UTC offset
UTC+04:30
Standard
AFT
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Kabul for calls, travel, and planning
Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan, located in Afghanistan within the Southern Asia region. It uses the Asia/Kabul IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+04:30 (GMT+4:30). With a population of around 4.6M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Afghanistan, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Kabul for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 3 hours 30 minutes behind Kabul. New York is currently 8 hours 30 minutes behind Kabul.
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Timezone
Asia/Kabul
UTC Offset
UTC+04:30
Abbreviation
GMT+4:30
DST
Not active
Region
Southern Asia
Country
Afghanistan
State / Area
Calling Code
+93
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Useful local details for Kabul
Kabul is located in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, in the Asia continent. The primary languages spoken here are PS, Persian. The city has a population of approximately 4.6M, ranking it #55 in Afghanistan by size. For timezone purposes, Kabul uses Asia/Kabul (UTC+04:30). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Kabul does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+04:30 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Kabul does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
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Planning calls with Kabul
For work calls, the standard business window in Kabul is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+4:30. If the other party is in a distant timezone, verify the exact date before sending a calendar invite daylight saving transitions can shift the overlap by an hour without warning.
Local planning notes
Use for meetings
Check Kabul local time before inviting people across Southern Asia or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Kabul uses AFN and the calling code for Afghanistan is +93. Languages spoken here include PS, Persian. The city has a population of around 4.6M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Southern Asia.
Use for daylight saving
Kabul does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+04:30 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
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