Time in Istanbul
The current offset in Istanbul is UTC+3, on the Europe/Istanbul zone. Its clocks never change, so that offset holds all year.
Istanbul, Türkiye
Zone facts
- IANA zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Abbreviation
- —
- Standard offset
- UTC+3
- Daylight offset
- —
- Country
- Türkiye (TR)
- Coordinates
- 41.01, 28.98
Daylight saving time
This city does not observe daylight saving time. Its offset from UTC is the same on every day of the year.
Sunrise and sunset
Computed from the city’s latitude and longitude with the NOAA solar position algorithm — no API, no network call.
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Daylight
- 13 hours 36 minutes
Against the major hubs
Common questions
- What time zone is Istanbul in?
- Istanbul uses the Europe/Istanbul time zone, currently UTC+3. Use the IANA identifier rather than the abbreviation in code — abbreviations are ambiguous, and this one may mean something else somewhere else.
- Does Istanbul observe daylight saving time?
- No. Istanbul keeps UTC+3 all year round, so its offset from UTC never changes.
- What is the difference between Istanbul and UTC?
- UTC+3 as of the last rebuild. That figure is constant, because the city does not change its clocks.
- When does the sun rise and set in Istanbul?
- On the day of the last rebuild, sunrise was 06:20 and sunset 19:55 local time, giving 13 hours 36 minutes of daylight. These are computed from the city’s latitude and longitude, not fetched from anywhere.