Pokhara, Nepal Β· UTC+5:45
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Pokhara is in the Nepal Time timezone (NPT/UTC+5:45), the worldβs only UTC+5:45 offset, observed year-round with no daylight saving.
Nepal Time is UTC+5:45. The 45-minute offset from the hour is unusual enough that travelers often do a double-take when adjusting their clocks. Nepal chose this offset in 1986, splitting the difference between India Standard Time (UTC+5:30) to the west and Chinese Standard Time to the north, asserting a distinct national time identity.
Nepal has no daylight saving time. The clock stays fixed year-round. Pokhara, Kathmandu, and every village in the Himalayas run on the same singular time.
Pokhara sits beside Phewa Lake at about 800 meters elevation. On clear mornings, the Annapurna massif rises behind the city in extraordinary proximity: the fish-tail peak of Machapuchare appears to hover directly above the lake. Sunrise over the Annapurna range is one of the more documented moments of time-awareness in the world: thousands of hikers set alarms specifically to watch it from Sarangkot hill before dawn.
trekker time versus market time
The Lakeside district runs on tourist time: cafes open at 7am for trekkers, guesthouses serve dhal bhat at 6am for early departures up the trail. Below, in the old market, traders follow a different rhythm, older and tied to the agricultural calendar of the Pokhara valley.
9am in Pokhara is 3:15am in London.
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Questions about time in Pokhara
- What timezone is Pokhara in?
- Pokhara uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Kathmandu. The UTC offset is always UTC+5:45 β this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Pokhara observe daylight saving time?
- No. Pokhara does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+5:45 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Pokhara?
- Pokhara is currently at UTC+5:45.
- What is the time difference between Pokhara and New York?
- Pokhara is currently 9 hours 45 minutes ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Pokhara and London?
- Pokhara is currently 4 hours 45 minutes ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Pokhara and Los Angeles?
- Pokhara is currently 12 hours 45 minutes ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Pokhara and Tokyo?
- Pokhara is currently 3 hours 15 minutes behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Pokhara?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Pokhara is
Asia/Kathmandu. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Kathmandu' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Kathmandu')`), or any IANA-compatible library.