What is the time difference between Sydney and Karachi?

Karachi is 5 hours behind Sydney. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.

When is the best time to call Karachi from Sydney?

Between 14:00–18:00 in Sydney, which is 09:00–13:00 in Karachi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.

Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.

Does Karachi observe daylight saving time?

No. Karachi stays on UTC+5 all year, so its clocks never move.

If it is midday in Sydney, what time is it in Karachi?

It is 07:00 in Karachi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.

Which time zones do Sydney and Karachi use?

Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Karachi uses Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.

Convert Sydney time to Karachi time

Karachi is 5 hours behind Sydney right now, so midday in Sydney lands in the morning in Karachi.

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Hour by hour

Every hour of a day in Sydney, and what the clock reads in Karachi at that same moment.

Sydney	Karachi
00:00	19:00previous day
01:00	20:00previous day
02:00	21:00previous day
03:00	22:00previous day
04:00	23:00previous day
05:00	00:00
06:00	01:00
07:00	02:00
08:00	03:00
09:00	04:00
10:00	05:00
11:00	06:00
12:00	07:00
13:00	08:00
14:00	09:00
15:00	10:00
16:00	11:00
17:00	12:00
18:00	13:00
19:00	14:00
20:00	15:00
21:00	16:00
22:00	17:00
23:00	18:00

Daylight saving time

Sydney changes its clocks; Karachi does not. The difference between them therefore shifts by an hour twice a year.

Sydney

Observes daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+10
Daylight: UTC+11
Next change: 2026-10-04 +60m

Karachi

Does not observe daylight saving time

Standard: UTC+5

When you can actually talk

You have 4 hours of shared working time: 14:00–18:00 in Sydney, which is 09:00–13:00 in Karachi.

Sydney 14:00–18:00Karachi 09:00–13:00

Reference

The underlying data, in case you need to put it in a calendar invitation or a configuration file.

	Sydney	Karachi
IANA zone	Australia/Sydney	Asia/Karachi
Abbreviation	AEST	UTC+5
Standard offset	UTC+10	UTC+5
Daylight offset	UTC+11	—
Clock changes this year	2	0
Country	Australia	Pakistan

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Common questions

What is the time difference between Sydney and Karachi?: Karachi is 5 hours behind Sydney. That figure is current — it changes by an hour when either city starts or ends daylight saving, and the exact dates are listed above.
When is the best time to call Karachi from Sydney?: Between 14:00–18:00 in Sydney, which is 09:00–13:00 in Karachi. That is the only stretch where both cities are inside a 09:00–18:00 day.
Does Sydney observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Sydney runs on UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. The next change is on 2026-10-04, when clocks go forward by 60 minutes.
Does Karachi observe daylight saving time?: No. Karachi stays on UTC+5 all year, so its clocks never move.
If it is midday in Sydney, what time is it in Karachi?: It is 07:00 in Karachi, on the same calendar date. That holds for the current offsets; it shifts by an hour around the daylight saving dates listed above.
Which time zones do Sydney and Karachi use?: Sydney uses Australia/Sydney, currently UTC+10 (AEST), and Karachi uses Asia/Karachi, currently UTC+5. Those identifiers are the ones to use in code — abbreviations are ambiguous and offsets change.