Time In Kazakhstan
Time in Kazakhstan is regulated by the Decree «О порядке исчисления времени на территории Республики Казахстан» (in English: On the Procedure for Calculating Time on the Territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan), according to which time zone is applied: UTC+05:00 (from March 1, 2024) and Daylight Saving Time is not observed since it was abolished in 2005.
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Even though the territory of Kazakhstan spans four geographical time zones (from UTC+03:00 to UTC+06:00), it observes UTC+05:00 year round.
The difference in geographical longitude between the extreme eastern and western points of Kazakhstan is 40°45′, which corresponds to the difference in local solar time of 2 hours 43 minutes.
IANA time zone database
The tz database identifies seven zones for Kazakhstan. Data in columns marked * are from the file zone.tab of the database.
| coordinates* | tzid* | comments* | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| +4315+07657 | Asia/Almaty | most areas | UTC+05:00 |
| +4448+06528 | Asia/Qyzylorda | Qyzylorda (Kyzylorda, Kzyl-Orda) | UTC+05:00 |
| +5312+06337 | Asia/Qostanay | Qostanay/Kostanay/Kustanay | UTC+05:00 |
| +5017+05710 | Asia/Aqtobe | Aqtobe (Aktobe) | UTC+05:00 |
| +4431+05016 | Asia/Aqtau | Mangghystau (Mankistau) | UTC+05:00 |
| +4707+05156 | Asia/Atyrau | Atyrau (Atirau, Gur'yev) | UTC+05:00 |
| +5113+05121 | Asia/Oral | West Kazakhstan | UTC+05:00 |
According to an email on the tz mailing list, Kostanay Region could be part of Asia/Qyzylorda [1].
Time by region
| Region | Type | tzid | UTC offset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akmola | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| Aktobe | region | Asia/Aqtobe | UTC+05:00 |
| Almaty | city(1) | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| Almaty Region | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| Astana | city(1) | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| Atyrau | region | Asia/Atyrau | UTC+05:00 |
| Baikonur | city(2) | Asia/Qyzylorda | UTC+05:00 |
| East Kazakhstan | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| Karagandy | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| Kostanay | region | Asia/Qostanay | UTC+05:00 |
| Kyzylorda | region | Asia/Qyzylorda | UTC+05:00 |
| Mangystau | region | Asia/Aqtau | UTC+05:00 |
| North Kazakhstan | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| Pavlodar | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| Shymkent | city(1) | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| Turkistan | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
| West Kazakhstan | region | Asia/Oral | UTC+05:00 |
| Jambyl | region | Asia/Almaty | UTC+05:00 |
Notes:
Time unification
The Ministry of Ecology of Kazakhstan say that Kazakhstan may unify the UTC offset to UTC+6, i.e. the Astana time. It was assumed that the proposal could be implemented on the night of November 30 to December 1, 2023. Soon they decided to abandon this plan and unify the time of the capital according to the time in the western regions (UTC+5). The change was implemented on March 1, 2024.
References
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