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WKT

West Kazakhstan Time

West Kazakhstan Time (WKT / +05) is a UTC+05:00 time used across five member zones in Kazakhstan, including Aqtau, Aqtobe, Atyrau, Oral, and Qyzylorda. It maintains a consistent UTC+05:00 offset year-round without observing daylight saving, keeping clocks steady and predictable for local coordination and global collaboration.

UTC+05:00 standard5 IANA zones1 city
Current time in WKT☾ Night
01:04:31

Saturday, June 6, 2026

☾ NIGHT 05:0213:0921:16
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 / +05) is a UTC+05:00 time used across five member zones in Kazakhstan, including Aqtau, Aqtobe, Atyrau, Oral, and Qyzylorda. It maintains a consistent UTC+05:00 offset year-round without observing daylight saving, keeping clocks steady and predictable for local coordination and global collaboration.

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

Cities currently on WKT

The same hour, city by city.

1 city · all UTC+05:00

Aktobe
01:04
01:04:32 · +05
WKT year-round

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].

Which country is associated with the West Kazakhstan Time region?
Kazakhstan
How many member zones belong to West Kazakhstan Time?
5
Does West Kazakhstan Time observe daylight saving?
No
What is the current offset for the representative zone?
UTC+05:00
Which city is used as the representative zone for WKT?
Aqtau
Since when has the current offset been valid in the representative zone?
From 2004-10-31 03:00:00 +05
Is there a scheduled upcoming DST transition in this region?
Unknown

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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
}
}
]
}