Time in Raipur now

7:35PMIST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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

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

Clock rules in Raipur

Raipur 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 81.63° E is UTC+5:27, within 3 min of the clock: the sun is highest at about noon. That is 18 min earlier than in New Delhi, on the same clock.

Raipur 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 Raipur

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Raipur	January	July
New Delhi	Capital · 930 km	7:35 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Kathmandu	Nearest capitals abroad · 810 km	7:50 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 15 min	+15 min	+15 min
Dhaka	Nearest capitals abroad · 940 km	8:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
Thimphu	Nearest capitals abroad · 1,070 km	8:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
New York City	World cities	9:05 AM Tue, Nov 3	−10 h 30 min	−10 h 30 min	−9 h 30 min
Los Angeles	World cities	6:05 AM Tue, Nov 3	−13 h 30 min	−13 h 30 min	−12 h 30 min
London	World cities	2:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	−5 h 30 min	−5 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min
Berlin	World cities	3:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	−4 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min	−3 h 30 min
Dubai	World cities	6:05 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min

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Places near Raipur

Place	Distance	Clock vs Raipur
Bhilai	21 km west	same clock
Durg	37 km west	same clock
Dhamtari	59 km south	same clock
Rāj-Nāndgaon	64 km west	same clock
Bilāspur	109 km north-east	same clock
Gondiā	151 km west	same clock
Korba	165 km north-east	same clock
Raigarh	197 km east	same clock
Kathmandu NP	810 km north-east	15 min ahead
Khulna BD	836 km east	30 min ahead
Lahore PK	1,357 km north-west	30 min behind

Raipur at a glance

CountryIndia
Population1,027,264
Coordinates21.23° N, 81.63° E
Elevation296 m
Time zone IDAsia/Kolkata
Standard timeIST (UTC+5:30)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+91

Questions

What time zone is Raipur in?

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

Does Raipur change its clocks?

No. Raipur 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 Raipur and New York?

Raipur 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 Raipur does not.