Current Time in Nepal
Nepal uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Nepal
It's 2:00 AM NPT (UTC+05:45) in Nepal on Friday, 6 November 2026.
Nepal does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5:45 all year.
- Time zone
- Nepal Time
- IANA: Asia/Kathmandu
- UTC offset now
- UTC+05:45 (NPT)
- Clock changes
- No clock changes: UTC+5:45 all year.
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Kathmandu
Pokhara
Bharatpur
Pātan
How Nepal writes dates and times
- Date format
- YYYY-MM-DD
- year-month-day, e.g. 2026-11-25 · २०२६ नोभेम्बर २५
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the ne-NP locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time difference from Nepal
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Nepal time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 5 h 45 min behind | 2 h 15 min (14:45–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 10 h 45 min behind | None |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 13 h 45 min behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 1 h 45 min behind | 6 h 15 min (10:45–17:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 2 h 15 min ahead | 5 h 45 min (09:00–14:45) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 3 h 15 min ahead | 4 h 45 min (09:00–13:45) |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 5 h 15 min ahead | 2 h 45 min (09:00–11:45) |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 8 h 45 min behind | None |
Nepal at a glance
- Capital
- Kathmandu
- Population
- 29,911,840
- Currency
- Nepalese rupee (NPR)
Questions about time in Nepal
- What time is it in Nepal right now?
- When this page was generated it was 2:00 AM NPT (UTC+05:45) in Nepal.
- How many time zones does Nepal have?
- Nepal uses one time zone, Nepal Time (IANA ID Asia/Kathmandu).
- Does Nepal observe daylight saving time?
- No. Nepal does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+5:45 all year.