What time is it in Kandahar?
Kandahar, Afghanistan, is in the Asia/Kabul timezone (UTC+4.5). The sun rises around 05:50 local time.
Kandahar, UTC+4.5Asia/Kabul
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Daylight
- 13 h 47 min
Kandahar Drag to spin
Scheduling a call with someone in Kandahar? Use the meeting planner to see when their working hours meet yours. Kandahar is UTC+4.5, so the difference to you depends on where you are.
Kandahar on your clock
Pick a time in Kandahar and read it where you are. The strip below is that whole day, one cell per hour, shaded where each side is at work.
working hours 0 h shared Tap an hour to move the marker.
Kandahar at a glance
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Known locally as
- افغانستان
- Population
- 391,190
- Currency
- AFN
- Dialling code
- +93
- Languages
- Pashto, Persian, Uzbek
- Time zone
- Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates
- 31.61, 65.69
Population from GeoNames, country facts from the countries-list dataset.
Working from Kandahar
Overlapping working hours with the hubs people work with most. Singapore shares the most at 6.5 a day.
About the time in Kandahar
Kandahar keeps the Asia/Kabul timezone, UTC+4.5 right now. It does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset stays the same all year. That makes Kandahar 4.5 hours ahead of UTC.
Working-hours overlap with major hubs
Working 08:00–16:00 in Kandahar, against each hub's own working day, this is how much of your day overlaps:
- New York, 0 h overlap
- London, 3.5 h overlap
- Singapore, 6.5 h overlap
Today the sun rises around 05:20 and sets around 19:07 in Kandahar. The days are currently getting about 1 minute shorter each day. Tonight's sky shows a waxing gibbous.
It is currently week 31.
Most offices in Kandahar run 08:00–16:00 in UTC+4.5. If you need to reach someone there, aim for their mid-morning or early afternoon, and use the overlap tool to find the exact window from wherever you happen to be. The clock at the top of this page stays live and always reflects the current offset, daylight saving included.
The working week
- Kandahar
- 08:00 to 16:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.
- Thursday and Friday form the weekend.
FAQ
Which timezone is Kandahar in?
Kandahar uses Asia/Kabul, which is UTC+4.5.
Does Kandahar observe daylight saving time?
The Asia/Kabul zone adjusts automatically for DST where it applies; the clock above is always correct.