Current Time in Kars, Turkey
9:27:10 AM
09:27:10
+03 (Türkiye Standard Time) · UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul
Time zone details
Kars does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Kars
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Turkey
- Administrative area
- Kars Province
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Turkish Lira (TRY)
Practical
- Languages
- Turkish, Kurdish, Zaza, Azerbaijani, Avaric
- Dialing code
- +90
- Population
- 91,450
- Elevation
- Approximately 1,767 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 40° 35' N / 43° 05' E
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Clock changes in Kars
2026
No clock or time-zone designation changes in 2026
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 36 min2 min 38 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 36 min2 min 38 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (53.5° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 36 min | 2 min 38 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 33 min | 2 min 38 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 31 min | 2 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 28 min | 2 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 25 min | 2 min 40 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 23 min | 2 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 20 min | 2 min 39 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Plan around Kars
Time context
Kars follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Istanbul
Current time offsetUTC+03:00 (+03)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Turkey
- Republic Day
- New Year's Day
- End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
Nearby scheduled airports for Kars, Turkey
Kars AirportKSYMedium airport4.7 km south-southeast
Source: OurAirports record · KSY / LTCF
About 4.7 km (2.9 mi) south-southeast of Kars
Scheduled airline service in source data
Shirak International AirportLWNLarge airport · Serves Gyumri, Armenia67.4 km east-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · LWN / UDSG
About 67.4 km (41.9 mi) east-northeast of Kars
Scheduled airline service in source data
Iğdır AirportIGDMedium airport · Serves Iğdır96.3 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · IGD / LTCT
About 96.3 km (59.8 mi) southeast of Kars
Scheduled airline service in source data
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Kars in?
- Kars currently uses Türkiye Standard Time (UTC+03:00). Its IANA time zone is Europe/Istanbul.
- When is the next clock change in Kars?
- No clock changes are scheduled for Kars in the next 12 months
- Does Kars observe daylight saving time?
- Kars does not observe daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Kars right now?
- Kars is currently UTC+03:00