Current local time in Chennai, India

Current local time in Chennai, India. India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30), no daylight saving time. Compare Chennai time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Chennai: 23:09 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Chennai time zone

Chennai uses India Standard Time (IST), UTC+5:30. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of India uses one time zone, India Standard Time.

Time difference from Chennai

City	Difference	Time there
London	5 hours 30 minutes behind	17:39	Compare
New York	9 hours 30 minutes behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	12 hours 30 minutes behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	4 hours 30 minutes behind	18:39	Compare
Dubai	1 hour 30 minutes behind	21:39	Compare
Delhi	Same time	23:09	Compare
Singapore	2 hours 30 minutes ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	3 hours 30 minutes ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	5 hours 30 minutes ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	4 hours 30 minutes behind	18:39	Compare

Sun in Chennai today

Sunrise 06:19 · Sunset 17:58 · Day length 11h 39m.

About Chennai

India

Region: Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 13.0878°, 80.2785°
Population: 4,681,087
Dialing code: +91
Currency: INR (Rupee)

Airports near Chennai

Chennai International Airport (MAA), 16 km south-west

Same time zone

Colombo · Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia · Maharagama · Jaffna · Moratuwa · Negombo · Mumbai · Delhi · Bengaluru · Hyderabad · Ahmedabad · Kolkata

All of India uses one time zone, India Standard Time.

Nearby cities

Tirupati · Chittoor · Puducherry · Gundupālaiyam · Nellore · Madanapalle · Robertsonpet · Kadapa

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Chennai in?: Chennai uses India Standard Time (IST), UTC+5:30.
02Does Chennai have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Chennai and London?: The current difference is 5 hours 30 minutes.
04What is a good time to call Chennai from New York?: Working hours do not overlap. Best compromise: 08:00 - 09:00 in New York = 17:30 - 18:30 in Chennai.