Current time in Nur-Sultan
Nur-Sultan is the capital of Kazakhstan, located in Kazakhstan within the Central Asia region. It uses the Asia/Almaty IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+05:00 (GMT+5). With a population of around 1.1M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Kazakhstan, so knowing the local time here is important for government contacts, official deadlines, and national event schedules.
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Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Timezone
Asia/Almaty
UTC offset
UTC+05:00
Standard
ALMT
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Nur-Sultan for calls, travel, and planning
Nur-Sultan is the capital of Kazakhstan, located in Kazakhstan within the Central Asia region. It uses the Asia/Almaty IANA timezone with a current offset of UTC+05:00 (GMT+5). With a population of around 1.1M, it serves as the political and administrative centre of Kazakhstan, 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 Nur-Sultan for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 4 hours behind Nur-Sultan. New York is currently 9 hours behind Nur-Sultan.
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Timezone
Asia/Almaty
UTC Offset
UTC+05:00
Abbreviation
GMT+5
DST
Not active
Region
Central Asia
Country
Kazakhstan
State / Area
Calling Code
+7
City profile
Useful local details for Nur-Sultan
Nur-Sultan is located in Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan, in the Asia continent. The primary languages spoken here are KK, Russian. The city has a population of approximately 1.1M, ranking it #207 in Kazakhstan by size. For timezone purposes, Nur-Sultan uses Asia/Almaty (UTC+05:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Nur-Sultan does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+05:00 stays consistent throughout the year, which makes it a stable reference point when comparing with cities that do change clocks seasonally.
Almaty does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Best time to call
Planning calls with Nur-Sultan
For work calls, the standard business window in Nur-Sultan is roughly 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM GMT+5. 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 Nur-Sultan local time before inviting people across Central Asia or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Nur-Sultan uses KZT and the calling code for Kazakhstan is +7. Languages spoken here include KK, Russian. The city has a population of around 1.1M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Central Asia.
Use for daylight saving
Nur-Sultan does not observe daylight saving time. Its UTC offset of UTC+05:00 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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Almaty share the Asia/Almaty timezone with Nur-Sultan. These cities have the same current offset and follow the same daylight saving schedule, so they are useful alternatives when comparing local time across the region.
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