Time in Afghanistan
Afghanistan keeps one time: Afghanistan Time, UTC+4:30 all year, with no daylight saving time. Afghanistan borders China, Pakistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Its capital is Kabul.
- Population
- 37,172,386 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 250,001 sq mi (647,500 km²)
- Currency
- Afghani (AFN)
- Languages
- Dari, Pashto, Uzbek (Afghanistan), Turkmen
- Calling code
- +93
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- AF
- Coordinates (central point)
- 33.932827, 65.177836
These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.
Local time in the largest cities
Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, Mazar-e Sharif, Jalalabad, Kunduz, Ghazni, and Bagram all keep Afghanistan Time, like the rest of Afghanistan.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Turkmenistan | UTC+5 all year | 30 minutes ahead |
| China | UTC+8 all year | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Iran | UTC+3:30 all year | 1 hour behind |
| Tajikistan | UTC+5 all year | 30 minutes ahead |
| Pakistan | UTC+5 all year | 30 minutes ahead |
| Uzbekistan | UTC+5 all year | 30 minutes ahead |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
Check the time at a point
Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.
Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.