Current local time in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Current local time in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Time (UTC+5, UTC+5), no daylight saving time. Compare Shymkent time with your time zone and plan meetings.

Current local time in Shymkent: 22:39 · Friday, 30 October 2026

Shymkent time zone

Shymkent uses Kazakhstan Time (UTC+5), UTC+5. There is no daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year. All of Kazakhstan uses one time zone, Kazakhstan Time.

Time difference from Shymkent

City	Difference	Time there
London	5 hours behind	17:39	Compare
New York	9 hours behind	13:39	Compare
Los Angeles	12 hours behind	10:39	Compare
Berlin	4 hours behind	18:39	Compare
Dubai	1 hour behind	21:39	Compare
Delhi	0 hours 30 minutes ahead	23:09	Compare
Singapore	3 hours ahead	01:39	Compare
Tokyo	4 hours ahead	02:39	Compare
Sydney	6 hours ahead	04:39	Compare
Copenhagen	4 hours behind	18:39	Compare

Sun in Shymkent today

Sunrise 07:13 · Sunset 17:31 · Day length 10h 18m.

About Shymkent

Kazakhstan

Region: Shymkent
Coordinates: 42.3099°, 69.6004°
Population: 1,200,000
Dialing code: +7
Currency: KZT (Tenge)

Public holidays in Kazakhstan

Wednesday 16 December - Тәуелсіздік күні
Friday 1 January - Жаңа жыл
Saturday 2 January - Жаңа жыл
Monday 8 March - Халықаралық әйелдер күні
Sunday 21 March - Наурыз мейрамы

Airports near Shymkent

Shymkent International Airport (CIT), 12 km north-west

Same time zone

Lahore · Karachi · Peshawar · Faisalabad · Rawalpindi · Gujranwala · Almaty · Astana · Aktobe · Karagandy · Taraz · Kyzylorda

All of Kazakhstan uses one time zone, Kazakhstan Time.

Nearby cities

Chirchiq · Yunusobod · Chilanzar · Tashkent · Sergeli · Angren · Turkistan · Taraz

Quick answers

Common questions

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