Current local time in Howrah, India

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

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

Howrah time zone

Howrah 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 Howrah

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 Howrah today

Sunrise 05:58 · Sunset 17:15 · Day length 11h 17m.

About Howrah

India

Region: West Bengal
Coordinates: 22.5769°, 88.3186°
Population: 1,027,672
Dialing code: +91
Currency: INR (Rupee)

Airports near Howrah

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), 16 km north-east

Same time zone

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

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

Nearby cities

Sātkhira · Jessore · Khulna · Bagerhat · Tungipara · Kushtia · Baripāda · Pābna

Quick answers

Common questions

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