Current Time in Kars, Turkey
7:18:41 AM
07:18:41
TRT (Turkey 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
- Country 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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Compare Kars with another city or time zone
Kars follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Istanbul
Popular conversions (current offsets)
All times shown relative to Kars local time
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
- 9 hr 59 min2 min 5 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Friday, November 13, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 9 hr 59 min2 min 5 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (31.4° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent (15% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Monday, November 9, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 hr 59 min | 2 min 5 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 57 min | 2 min 2 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 55 min | 2 min 1 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 53 min | 1 min 59 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 51 min | 1 min 56 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 49 min | 1 min 55 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 9 hr 48 min | 1 min 51 sec shorter than the previous day |
Weather forecast for Kars
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Plan around Kars
Upcoming national public holidays in Turkey
- New Year's Day
- End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- National Sovereignty and Children's Day
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
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
Ağrı AirportAJIMedium airport · Serves Ağrı105 km south
Source: OurAirports record · AJI / LTCO
About 105 km (65.2 mi) south of Kars
Scheduled airline service in source data
Nearby places
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Kars in?
- Kars uses Turkey Time (TRT, UTC+3) all year. 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?
- No. Kars uses TRT (UTC+3) all year.
- What is the UTC offset of Kars?
- Kars is UTC+3 all year