What time zone is Kars in?

Kars is in Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+3), Europe/Istanbul. Standard time is UTC+3.

Does Kars use daylight saving time?

No. Kars stays on UTC+3 all year.

Time in Kars

Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+3, UTC+3)

Current local time: 23:26

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Kars: 23:26 · 10 Nov 2026

Kars time zone

Time zone

UTC+3 · UTC+3standard time

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of Turkey uses Türkiye Standard Time.

UTC+3 · UTC+3Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa Province, İzmir Province, Gaziantep and moreNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Kars

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kars
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	20:26	3 h behind	Compare Kars and London
New York	15:26	8 h behind	Compare Kars and New York
Los Angeles	12:26	11 h behind	Compare Kars and Los Angeles
Berlin	21:26	2 h behind	Compare Kars and Berlin
Dubai	00:26+1 day	1 h ahead	Compare Kars and Dubai
New Delhi	01:56+1 day	2 h 30 min ahead	Compare Kars and New Delhi
Singapore	04:26+1 day	5 h ahead	Compare Kars and Singapore
Tokyo	05:26+1 day	6 h ahead	Compare Kars and Tokyo
Sydney	07:26+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Kars and Sydney
Copenhagen	21:26	2 h behind	Compare Kars and Copenhagen

Sun in Kars today

Daylight

10h 7m today - 4h 58m less than the longest day and 0h 51m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Kars

City facts

Country: Turkey
Region: Kars Province
Population: 96,915
Dialing code
Currency: TRY · Lira
Coordinates: 40.5983°, 43.0855°

Public holidays in Turkey

Holidays

Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar92027
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Tuesday · in 119 days
National
Apr232027
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
Friday · in 164 days
Nationallong weekend
May12027
Labour and Solidarity Day
Saturday · in 172 days
National
May162027
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Sunday · in 187 days
National

Airports near Kars

Airports

LWN
Shirak International Airport
67 km east
1 h ahead
IGD
Iğdır Airport
96 km south-east
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

No matching cities with different clock rules in this catalog.

Nearby cities

Nearby

Gyumri68 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Ağrı98 km · Same time
Iğdır111 km · Same time
Vanadzor121 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Malatia-Sebastia124 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Ajapnyak125 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Davtashen126 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Arabkir128 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Baku576 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Tehran910 km · 30 min ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Kars in?: Kars uses Europe/Istanbul: UTC+3 (UTC+3).
02Does Kars have daylight saving time?: No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Kars and London?: Kars is 3 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Kars from New York?: Working hours do not overlap. Best edge-of-day option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 17:00-18:00 in Kars.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Kars in?: Kars is in Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+3), Europe/Istanbul. Standard time is UTC+3.
02Does Kars use daylight saving time?: No. Kars stays on UTC+3 all year.
03What is the time difference between Kars and UTC?: Kars is UTC+3 all year.

Time in Kars

New Year’s Day

End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)

National Sovereignty and Children’s Day

Labour and Solidarity Day

Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)

Shirak International Airport

Iğdır Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now