Current local time in Kobe, Japan

Current local time in Kobe, Japan. Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9), no daylight saving time. Compare Kobe time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Kobe: 02:39 · Saturday, 31 October 2026

Kobe time zone

Kobe uses Japan Standard Time (JST), UTC+9. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of Japan uses one time zone, Japan Standard Time.

Time difference from Kobe

City	Difference	Time there
London	9 hours behind	17:39	Compare
New York	13 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	16 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	8 hours behind	18:39	Compare
Dubai	5 hours behind	21:39	Compare
Delhi	3 hours 30 minutes behind	23:09	Compare
Singapore	1 hour behind	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	Same time	02:39	Compare
Sydney	2 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	8 hours behind	18:39	Compare

Sun in Kobe today

Sunrise 06:38 · Sunset 17:20 · Day length 10h 42m.

About Kobe

Japan

Region: Hyōgo
Coordinates: 34.6913°, 135.1830°
Population: 1,525,152
Dialing code: +81
Currency: JPY (Yen)

Airports near Kobe

Kobe Airport (UKB), 8 km south-east
Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 26 km north-east
Kansai International Airport (KIX), 30 km south

Same time zone

Seoul · Busan · Pyongyang · Incheon · Daegu · Daejeon · Tokyo · Yokohama · Osaka · Nagoya · Sapporo · Fukuoka

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

Nearby cities

Ikeda · Toyonaka · Sakai · Osaka · Kishiwada · Minoh · Suita · Izumi

Quick answers

Common questions

01What time zone is Kobe in?: Kobe uses Japan Standard Time (JST), UTC+9.
02Does Kobe have daylight saving time?: No. The UTC offset stays the same all year.
03What is the time difference between Kobe and London?: The current difference is 9 hours.
04What is a good time to call Kobe from New York?: Working hours do not overlap. Best compromise: 08:00 - 09:00 in New York = 21:00 - 22:00 in Kobe.