IANA tz database · zone identifier

Asia/Kathmandu

The IANA tz database identifier for Nepal Time in Nepal. Store this string — not the abbreviation, not the offset — and your timestamps stay correct forever.

UTC+05:45Abbreviation +0545No DST — never observed
Time in Asia/Kathmandu☾ Night
04:43:17
Thursday, July 16, 2026
Offset
UTC+05:45
Abbreviation
+0545
DST
No DST

Current offset

UTC+05:45

same year-round

Abbreviation

+0545

tzdb uses numeric abbreviations here

DST behaviour

Never

has never observed daylight saving

Country

🇳🇵 Nepal

ISO 3166: NP · view country page →

Using this identifier

The string to put in your code.

Asia/Kathmandu is the identifier to use in code and config for this region. Every modern language, database, and OS resolves it through the same tz database, so the examples here behave identically everywhere.

Avoid storing +0545 or +05:45 — abbreviations are ambiguous and fixed offsets can't follow rule changes.

// format a date in this zone
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', {
timeZone: 'Asia/Kathmandu',
dateStyle: 'full', timeStyle: 'long'
}).format(new Date());

Offset & DST behaviour

One offset,
40 years.

Asia/Kathmandu has kept UTC+05:45 year-round since 1 January 1986 — no daylight saving and no offset changes on record since. It is among the most stable identifiers in the database.

Every offset this zone has kept

+05:41:16UTC+05:45 · UNCHANGED 1 January 1986 NOW

Keeping this offset since

1 January 1986

Next transition

None scheduled

no DST rules exist for this zone

Safe to assume

Local = UTC + 5:45h, always

…but store the identifier anyway

Technical record

The database entry, in full.

source: IANA tz database

IdentifierAsia/Kathmandu
ISO country codeNP🇳🇵 Nepal
Reference coordinates27.72°N, 85.32°Etz database reference point
Standard offsetUTC+05:45abbreviation +0545
Daylight offset—daylight saving has never been observed

Where it applies

All of Nepal, one clock.

Looking for travel-friendly info? See Kathmandu or Nepal Time.

🇳🇵
Nepal

29M people, one time zone. The whole country resolves to Asia/Kathmandu.

Country page →
🇳🇵 Kathmandu
04:43
04:43:17 · +0545
pop. 846KNEPALT
🇳🇵 Pokhara
04:43
04:43:17 · +0545
pop. 354KNEPALT

Frequently asked questions

Answers specific to this identifier — generated from the database record. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

What UTC offset is Asia/Kathmandu?
Asia/Kathmandu is UTC+05:45, year-round. The offset never changes because the zone does not observe daylight saving time.
Does Asia/Kathmandu observe daylight saving time?
No. Asia/Kathmandu has never observed DST — it has kept UTC+05:45 continuously since 1 January 1986.
Which country uses Asia/Kathmandu?
Nepal. The identifier covers the whole country.
Is Asia/Kathmandu the same as NEPALT?
Asia/Kathmandu is one of the IANA zones that keeps Nepal Time (NEPALT). Use Asia/Kathmandu in software — NEPALT is a human-friendly label, not a valid identifier.

Free · Developer API

This zone, as JSON.

Everything on this page — offset, abbreviation, DST rules, coordinates — from one endpoint, always current with the latest tzdb release.

GET /v1/timezones Live

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// this identifier, resolved live
GET /v1/timezones?iana=Asia/Kathmandu
{
"iana": "Asia/Kathmandu",
"utc_offset": "+05:45",
"abbreviation": "+0545",
"observes_dst": false,
"country": "NP"
}