Current time in Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the Eastern Europe region of Asia. It uses the Asia/Yekaterinburg IANA timezone, currently at UTC+05:00 (GMT+5). With a population of around 1.5M, it is a useful local reference point for anyone coordinating with contacts, suppliers, or teams in this part of Russia.
Now in RU
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Timezone
Asia/Yekaterinburg
UTC offset
UTC+05:00
Standard
YEKT
DST
No regular shift
Local time guide
Time in Yekaterinburg for calls, travel, and planning
Yekaterinburg is a city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the Eastern Europe region of Asia. It uses the Asia/Yekaterinburg IANA timezone, currently at UTC+05:00 (GMT+5). With a population of around 1.5M, it is a useful local reference point for anyone coordinating with contacts, suppliers, or teams in this part of Russia.
Use this page when you need the live local time in Yekaterinburg for meetings, travel plans, event schedules, support hours, or international calls. London is currently 4 hours behind Yekaterinburg. New York is currently 9 hours behind Yekaterinburg.
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Timezone
Asia/Yekaterinburg
UTC Offset
UTC+05:00
Abbreviation
GMT+5
DST
Not active
Region
Eastern Europe
Country
Russia
State / Area
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Calling Code
+7
City profile
Useful local details for Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is located in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, in the Asia continent. The primary language spoken here is Russian. The city has a population of approximately 1.5M, ranking it #167 in Russia by size. For timezone purposes, Yekaterinburg uses Asia/Yekaterinburg (UTC+05:00). It does not observe daylight saving time, so its UTC offset stays consistent year-round.
Travel and calls
Daylight Saving Time
Yekaterinburg 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.
Yekaterinburg does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Best time to call
Planning calls with Yekaterinburg
For work calls, the standard business window in Yekaterinburg 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 Yekaterinburg local time before inviting people across Eastern Europe or other regions.
Use for travel
For travel and business planning, Yekaterinburg uses RUB and the calling code for Russia is +7. Languages spoken here include Russian. The city has a population of around 1.5M, making it a local reference point for timezone planning in Eastern Europe.
Use for daylight saving
Yekaterinburg 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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Cities Sharing Asia/Yekaterinburg
Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Perm share the Asia/Yekaterinburg timezone with Yekaterinburg. 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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