Time zone · Asia

WKT

West Kazakhstan Time

West Kazakhstan Time (WKT) covers five zones across western Kazakhstan, including Aqtau, Aqtobe, and Atyrau, all consistently running at UTC+05:00 year-round with no daylight saving adjustments. This stability simplifies scheduling across the region — once you know the offset, it never changes.

UTC+05:00 standard5 IANA zones
Current time in WKT☀ Daylight
08:29:17

Sunday, May 31, 2026

06:00noon18:00
Standard
+05 · +5
IANA zones
5

Current offset

UTC+05:00

Standard · +05

Daylight saving

Not observed

Year-round standard time

IANA zones

5

None observe daylight saving

DST offset

—

No summer variant

About WKT

A fixed, year-round offset.

West Kazakhstan Time (WKT) covers five zones across western Kazakhstan, including Aqtau, Aqtobe, and Atyrau, all consistently running at UTC+05:00 year-round with no daylight saving adjustments. This stability simplifies scheduling across the region — once you know the offset, it never changes.

IANA zones · the technical identifiers

The 5 zones that resolve to WKT.

For software, always store the IANA identifier — never the abbreviation alone. The database keeps these zones distinct because their rules can, and historically did, diverge.

IANA zonePrimary cityDST
Asia/AqtauAqtau— None
Asia/AqtobeAqtobe— None
Asia/AtyrauAtyrau— None
Asia/OralOral— None
Asia/QyzylordaQyzylorda— None

Where WKT is used

One country.

Kazakhstan
WKT · UTC+05:00

Same offset · UTC+05:00

Other zones at UTC+05:00 right now.

These named zones share WKT's offset today. When daylight saving rules differ, they drift apart for part of the year.

EKTUTC+5
--:--
East Kazakhstan Time
Asia— No DST
Kazakhstan
FSATUTC+5
--:--
French Southern & Antarctic Time
Antarctic— No DST
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
MALDIVUTC+5
--:--
Maldives Time
Asia— No DST
Maldives
MAWSONUTC+5
--:--
Mawson Time
Antarctic— No DST
Antarctica
PKTUTC+5
--:--
Pakistan Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Pakistan
TAJIKIUTC+5
--:--
Tajikistan Time
Asia— No DST
Tajikistan
TSTUTC+5
--:--
Turkmenistan Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Turkmenistan
USTUTC+5
--:--
Uzbekistan Standard Time
Asia— No DST
Uzbekistan
VOSTOKUTC+5
--:--
Vostok Time
Antarctic— No DST
Antarctica
YSTUTC+5
--:--
Yekaterinburg Standard Time
Europe— No DST
Russia

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about WKT, daylight saving, and how to handle it in software. Can't find what you need? Email [email protected].

How many time zones share West Kazakhstan Time?
WKT has five member zones: Asia/Aqtau, Asia/Aqtobe, Asia/Atyrau, Asia/Oral, and Asia/Qyzylorda, all observing the same UTC+05:00 offset.
Does West Kazakhstan Time ever change for daylight saving?
No — WKT never observes daylight saving time, so clocks stay the same throughout the year.
Which major Kazakh cities use West Kazakhstan Time?
Cities like Aqtobe, Atyrau, and Oral in western Kazakhstan all follow WKT.
What makes WKT more predictable than other Kazakh time zones?
Unlike some of Kazakhstan's eastern zones that have historically shifted offsets and experimented with DST, WKT zones have remained on a fixed UTC+05:00 since standardisation.
How does UTC+05:00 in Kazakhstan compare to nearby major hubs?
WKT is one hour behind Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and the same as Islamabad (Pakistan), Maldives, and Yekaterinburg (Russia), making it straightforward for regional business coordination.

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// France's time zones, right now
GET /v1/timezones?country=fr
{
"data": [
{
"iana": "Europe/Paris",
"display_name": "Paris",
"current": {
"utc_offset": "+02:00",
"abbreviation": "CEST",
"is_dst": true
}
}
]
}