Time Zone History

Almaty time zone history

The latest change of standard time came on March 1, 2024, from UTC+6 to UTC+5. Daylight saving time was used in 24 years since 1970, last in 2004; under the current rules the clocks no longer change.

UTC+5

Standard time is UTC+5 all year under the current rules.

Covers: Kazakhstan (most areas) · tz database name Asia/Almaty

Convert a time from Almaty

Summer time in 24 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+5: today’s standard timeUTC+5:07:48: 8 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+6: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+7: 2 hours ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+5: today’s standard timeUTC+5:07:48: 8 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC+6: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard timeUTC+7: 2 hours ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
May 2, 1924Local mean time (UTC+5:07:48) replacedUTC+5numeric only
June 21, 1930Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+6numeric only
Since 1970
March 31, 1991Summer offset kept as standard time; clocks did not moveUTC+5numeric only
January 19, 1992Standard time forward 1 hourUTC+6numeric only
March 1, 2024Standard time back 1 hourUTC+5numeric only

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1981–19831 April, 00:001 October, 00:001 hour
1984April 1September 301 hour
1985–1990last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in September, 03:001 hour
1991not that yearSeptember 291 hour
1992–1995last Sunday in March, 02:00fourth Sunday in September, 03:001 hour
1996–2004last Sunday in March, 02:00last Sunday in October, 03:001 hour

Also on UTC+5

Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Tajikistan, Qyzylorda (Kazakhstan), Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Qostanay (Kazakhstan), Turkmenistan, Aqtobe (Kazakhstan), Yekaterinburg (Russia), Atyrau (Kazakhstan) and Oral (Kazakhstan) (nearest first; 5 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Kyrgyzstan (195 km): same time except 5,881 days in 1991–2005 and 2024–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Tashkent (Uzbekistan) (664 km): same time except 11,730 days in 1992–2024.
  • Tajikistan (859 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 11,715 days in 1970–2004 and 2024–2026; same time today.
  • Ürümqi (China) (859 km): same time except 5,624 days in 1981–2004 and 2024–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Qyzylorda (933 km): usually 1 hour behind; different on 6,566 days in 1981–2018 and 2024–2026; same time today.

How it compares

On standard time, clocks in Almaty run 8 minutes behind local mean solar time.