Time in Madurai now

6:33PMIST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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

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

Clock rules in Madurai

Madurai 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 78.12° E is UTC+5:12, so the clock runs 18 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:18 PM. That is 4 min earlier than in New Delhi, on the same clock.

Madurai 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 Madurai

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Madurai	January	July
New Delhi	Capital · 2,080 km	6:33 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Colombo	Nearest capitals abroad · 380 km	6:33 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Male	Nearest capitals abroad · 820 km	6:03 PM Tue, Nov 3	−0 h 30 min	−30 min	−30 min
Dhaka	Nearest capitals abroad · 2,010 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 Madurai

Place	Distance	Clock vs Madurai
Dindigul	52 km north	same clock
Sivakasi	63 km south-west	same clock
Teni	71 km west	same clock
Kāraikkudi	73 km east	same clock
Rajapalayam	81 km south-west	same clock
Pudukkottai	92 km north-east	same clock
Karur	116 km north	same clock
Tiruchirappalli	118 km north-east	same clock
Male MV	816 km south-west	30 min behind

Madurai at a glance

CountryIndia
Population1,465,625
Coordinates9.92° N, 78.12° E
Elevation139 m
Time zone IDAsia/Kolkata
Standard timeIST (UTC+5:30)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+91

Questions

What time zone is Madurai in?

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

Does Madurai change its clocks?

No. Madurai 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 Madurai and New York?

Madurai 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 Madurai does not.