Current time · Türkiye
Current time in Istanbul
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- UTC offset
- UTC+3
- Daylight saving 2026
- no
Clock changes in 2026
Istanbul does not change its clocks in 2026 – it stays on UTC+3 all year.
Sun today
- Sunrise
- 7:36 AM
- Sunset
- 5:59 PM
- Day length
- 10 h 23 min
- Solar noon
- 12:47 PM
Civil dawn and dusk: 7:07 AM and 6:27 PM. Computed from the city’s coordinates (41.01, 28.95).
Time difference: Istanbul and other cities
| City | Now | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| London | −3 3 h behind | |
| New York | −8 8 h behind | |
| Los Angeles | −11 11 h behind | |
| Chicago | −9 9 h behind | |
| San Francisco | −11 11 h behind | |
| Toronto | −8 8 h behind | |
| Mexico City | −9 9 h behind | |
| São Paulo | −6 6 h behind | |
| Buenos Aires | −6 6 h behind | |
| Paris | −2 2 h behind | |
| Berlin | −2 2 h behind | |
| Amsterdam | −2 2 h behind | |
| Madrid | −2 2 h behind | |
| Rome | −2 2 h behind | |
| Warsaw | −2 2 h behind | |
| Kyiv | −1 1 h behind | |
| Moscow | ±0 same time | |
| Cairo | −1 1 h behind | |
| Lagos | −2 2 h behind | |
| Johannesburg | −1 1 h behind | |
| Nairobi | ±0 same time | |
| Dubai | +1 1 h ahead | |
| Mumbai | +2:30 2 h 30 min ahead | |
| New Delhi | +2:30 2 h 30 min ahead | |
| Bangkok | +4 4 h ahead | |
| Jakarta | +4 4 h ahead | |
| Singapore | +5 5 h ahead | |
| Hong Kong | +5 5 h ahead | |
| Beijing | +5 5 h ahead | |
| Shanghai | +5 5 h ahead | |
| Seoul | +6 6 h ahead | |
| Tokyo | +6 6 h ahead | |
| Sydney | +8 8 h ahead | |
| Auckland | +10 10 h ahead | |
| Honolulu | −13 13 h behind |
Plus – it is later there than here, minus – earlier. Plan a meeting with this city
In short
Istanbul is in the Europe/Istanbul time zone of the IANA database. The current offset is UTC+3. Clocks here are 3 h ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Population: about 15,701,602 (GeoNames).