ASIA TIME ZONES

In Asia eleven different time zones are used. These time zones span from UTC (GMT) +4 to UTC (GMT) +10. Several countries offset their local time in increments other than a full hour. As an example, India is 5 and 1/2 hours ahead of UTC (GMT) time represented as UTC (GMT) +5.5. The Asian country of Nepal is five hours and forty-five minutes ahead of UTC (GMT) time, represented as UTC (GMT) + 5.75.

Effective May 5, 2018 North Korea set clocks forward by 30 minutes and observe GMT/UTC + 9:00h standard time.

Most countries in Asia do not use Daylight Saving Time. Countries that do use Daylight Saving Time in Asia are Mongolia and in the Middle East Region, Gaza Strip, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Syria and West Bank. Azerbaijan which in previous years used daylight saving time will not observe daylight saving time in 2016.

For more information about time zone offsets and Daylight Saving Time in Asia view the individual countries shown in the list below.

Asia Time Zone Map