Time in Kanpur now

6:33PMIST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

ISTUTC+5:30+10 h 30 min vs New York (you)Asia/Kolkata

No clock changes: Kanpur stays on IST (UTC+5:30) all year.

Clock rules in Kanpur

Kanpur keeps IST (UTC+5:30) all year, the time of all of India.

There is no daylight saving time; the last summer time here was in 1942.

The weekend in India is Sunday (CLDR, the locale data phones and computers use): plan calls with a Monday-to-Friday office around it.

Local mean solar time at 80.35° E is UTC+5:21, so the clock runs 9 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:09 PM. That is 13 min earlier than in New Delhi, on the same clock.

Kanpur has kept the same clocks as Kolkata since at least 1970; the zone’s rules, coming changes and history are on the Asia/Kolkata page.

Time difference from Kanpur

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Kanpur	January	July
New Delhi	Capital · 390 km	6:33 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Kathmandu	Nearest capitals abroad · 510 km	6:48 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 15 min	+15 min	+15 min
Thimphu	Nearest capitals abroad · 930 km	7:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
Dhaka	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,060 km	7:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
New York City	World cities	8:03 AM Tue, Nov 3	−10 h 30 min	−10 h 30 min	−9 h 30 min
Los Angeles	World cities	5:03 AM Tue, Nov 3	−13 h 30 min	−13 h 30 min	−12 h 30 min
London	World cities	1:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	−5 h 30 min	−5 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min
Berlin	World cities	2:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	−4 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min	−3 h 30 min
Dubai	World cities	5:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min

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Places near Kanpur

Place	Distance	Clock vs Kanpur
Kanpur Cantonment	3 km east	same clock
Jājmau	7 km south-east	same clock
Unnāo	16 km north-east	same clock
Lucknow	71 km north-east	same clock
Fatehpur	76 km south-east	same clock
Raebareli	92 km east	same clock
Orai	104 km south-west	same clock
Hardoī	106 km north	same clock
Kathmandu NP	511 km east	15 min ahead
Lahore PK	813 km north-west	30 min behind
Rangpur BD	892 km east	30 min ahead

Kanpur at a glance

CountryIndia
Population2,823,249
Coordinates26.47° N, 80.35° E
Elevation137 m
Time zone IDAsia/Kolkata
Standard timeIST (UTC+5:30)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+91

Questions

What time zone is Kanpur in?

Kanpur keeps IST (UTC+5:30) all year, the time of all of India. Its IANA time zone ID is Asia/Kolkata.

Does Kanpur change its clocks?

No. Kanpur has not used daylight saving time since 1942 (it did between 1941 and 1942, according to tzdata’s historical records), and the clocks stay on IST (UTC+5:30) all year.

What is the time difference between Kanpur and New York?

Kanpur is 10 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York in January and 9 hours 30 minutes ahead of New York in July, because New York changes its clocks and Kanpur does not.