Sumqayıt, Azerbaijan · UTC+4
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Sumqayıt sits on the Caspian coast about 30 kilometers north of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is a major industrial city, built up in the Soviet era as a petrochemical and steel production center. The city keeps Azerbaijan Time (UTC+4) all year. Azerbaijan abolished daylight saving time in 2016, maintaining the fixed UTC+4 offset.
The city’s Soviet industrial heritage is marked in its urban fabric: wide streets built for heavy vehicles, large factory complexes, and residential blocks that housed industrial workers. The petrochemical plants that produced much of the Soviet Union’s chemicals are still largely present, though many are in various states of operation or remediation.
Caspian coast and seasonal light
At about 40 degrees north, Sumqayıt has meaningful seasonal variation: roughly 15 hours of daylight in June and about 9.5 hours in December. The Caspian Sea, which the city faces, moderates the temperature somewhat, though Baku’s winds, locally known as the khazri, bring cold dry air off the Caspian in winter.
Azerbaijan’s fixed UTC+4 aligns the country with Oman and the UAE, and also with Armenia, despite the two countries’ ongoing territorial tensions.
Shengavit in neighboring Armenia keeps the same UTC+4 offset.
9am in Sumqayıt is 5am in London in winter, 6am during British Summer Time.
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Questions about time in Sumqayıt
- What timezone is Sumqayıt in?
- Sumqayıt uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Baku. The UTC offset is always UTC+4 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Sumqayıt observe daylight saving time?
- No. Sumqayıt does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+4 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Sumqayıt?
- Sumqayıt is currently at UTC+4.
- What is the time difference between Sumqayıt and New York?
- Sumqayıt is currently 8 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Sumqayıt and London?
- Sumqayıt is currently 3 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Sumqayıt and Los Angeles?
- Sumqayıt is currently 11 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Sumqayıt and Tokyo?
- Sumqayıt is currently 5 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Sumqayıt?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Sumqayıt is
Asia/Baku. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Baku' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Baku')`), or any IANA-compatible library.