Time in Tirunelveli now

5:41PMIST

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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

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

Clock rules in Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli 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 77.68° E is UTC+5:11, so the clock runs 19 min ahead of the sun: it is highest at about 12:19 PM. That is 2 min earlier than in New Delhi, on the same clock.

Tirunelveli 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 Tirunelveli

Place	Why listed	Local time now	Their clock vs Tirunelveli	January	July
New Delhi	Capital · 2,210 km	5:41 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Colombo	Nearest capitals abroad · 310 km	5:41 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h	0 h	0 h
Male	Nearest capitals abroad · 680 km	5:11 PM Tue, Nov 3	−0 h 30 min	−30 min	−30 min
Dhaka	Nearest capitals abroad · 2,150 km	6:11 PM Tue, Nov 3	+0 h 30 min	+30 min	+30 min
New York City	World cities	7:11 AM Tue, Nov 3	−10 h 30 min	−10 h 30 min	−9 h 30 min
Los Angeles	World cities	4:11 AM Tue, Nov 3	−13 h 30 min	−13 h 30 min	−12 h 30 min
London	World cities	12:11 PM Tue, Nov 3	−5 h 30 min	−5 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min
Berlin	World cities	1:11 PM Tue, Nov 3	−4 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min	−3 h 30 min
Dubai	World cities	4:11 PM Tue, Nov 3	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min	−1 h 30 min

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Places near Tirunelveli

Place	Distance	Clock vs Tirunelveli
Thoothukudi	50 km east	same clock
Nāgercoil	67 km south-west	same clock
Sivakasi	81 km north	same clock
Rajapalayam	82 km north	same clock
Thiruvananthapuram	85 km west	same clock
Kollam	122 km west	same clock
Madurai	141 km north	same clock
Teni	145 km north	same clock
Male MV	685 km south-west	30 min behind

Tirunelveli at a glance

CountryIndia
Population1,435,844
Coordinates8.73° N, 77.68° E
Elevation49 m
Time zone IDAsia/Kolkata
Standard timeIST (UTC+5:30)
Daylight saving timenone
Calling code+91

Questions

What time zone is Tirunelveli in?

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

Does Tirunelveli change its clocks?

No. Tirunelveli 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 Tirunelveli and New York?

Tirunelveli 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 Tirunelveli does not.