> Current local time in Bengaluru, India: IST (UTC+5:30) all year, no daylight saving. Compare cities and plan meetings. > > Markdown version of https://wherora.com/time/bengaluru/ for AI agents and assistants. Live clocks and interactive tools need JavaScript: open the page in a browser to use them. # Time in Bengaluru. India · India Standard Time · Asia/Kolkata **Bengaluru is on India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) all year** and doesn’t use daylight saving time. Right now it’s 10½ hours ahead of New York and 5½ hours ahead of London. Times checked November 1, 2026 against the IANA time zone database. [How WherOra calculates times](https://wherora.com/about/methodology/) ## Time zone in Bengaluru Bengaluru uses **India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30)** all year. All of India uses one time zone, half an hour off the usual whole-hour pattern. Time zone : India Standard Time (IST) UTC offset : UTC+5:30 (standard), no seasonal change Daylight saving : No IANA zone : Asia/Kolkata ### Does Bengaluru use daylight saving time? No. Bengaluru stays on UTC+5:30 all year, so its clocks never change. Its time difference with cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, still moves by an hour twice a year. ### Same time as Bengaluru These cities in our world clock share Bengaluru’s time zone: [Mumbai](https://wherora.com/time/mumbai/), [New Delhi](https://wherora.com/time/new-delhi/), Kolkata. ### Plan meetings with Bengaluru Shared working hours and time differences for popular pairs: - [San Francisco to Bengaluru time](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-bengaluru/) Working with the US? See the [best meeting times between the US and India](https://wherora.com/guides/us-india-philippines-meeting-times/), with winter and summer windows for New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Run a website, blog or intranet? [Add a free Bengaluru clock to your site](https://wherora.com/embed/?city=bengaluru). It keeps the right time on its own. To compare Bengaluru with any other place, use the clock above: press **+ Add city**, or set a date and drag the timeline to check a future meeting. [Convert a specific time](https://wherora.com/convert/) or [plan a meeting for up to six cities](https://wherora.com/meeting/). ## Bengaluru: quick answers ### What time zone is Bengaluru in? Bengaluru uses India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) all year. On phones and computers its time zone is called Asia/Kolkata. ### Does Bengaluru observe daylight saving time? No. Bengaluru doesn’t use daylight saving time: it stays on IST (UTC+5:30) all year. ### What time is it in Bengaluru when it’s 9 AM in New York? 7:30 PM in Bengaluru. Bengaluru is 10½ hours ahead of New York right now. From March 14, when New York changes its clocks, 9 AM in New York is 6:30 PM in Bengaluru. Guide: [Why India is on a half-hour time zone](https://wherora.com/guides/half-hour-time-zones/) IST converters [IST time now](https://wherora.com/time-zones/ist/) [EST to IST](https://wherora.com/convert/est-to-ist/) [PST to IST](https://wherora.com/convert/pst-to-ist/) [IST to EST](https://wherora.com/convert/ist-to-est/) [CST to IST](https://wherora.com/convert/cst-to-ist/) Explore city times [Dubai](https://wherora.com/time/dubai/) [Mumbai](https://wherora.com/time/mumbai/) [New Delhi](https://wherora.com/time/new-delhi/) [Singapore](https://wherora.com/time/singapore/) [Manila](https://wherora.com/time/manila/) [Hong Kong](https://wherora.com/time/hong-kong/) [All city times →](https://wherora.com/time/) ## Compare city pairs [See shared working hours for all pairs →](https://wherora.com/compare/) North America ↔ Europe - [New York–London](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-london/) - [Chicago–London](https://wherora.com/compare/chicago-london/) - [Toronto–London](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-london/) - [Dallas–London](https://wherora.com/compare/dallas-london/) - [New York–Berlin](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-berlin/) North America ↔ Asia & Pacific - [New York–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-tokyo/) - [New York–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-manila/) - [New York–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-mumbai/) - [New York–Sydney](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-sydney/) - [Los Angeles–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/los-angeles-tokyo/) - [Los Angeles–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/los-angeles-manila/) - [Chicago–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/chicago-manila/) - [Toronto–Manila](https://wherora.com/compare/toronto-manila/) - [San Francisco–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-mumbai/) - [San Francisco–Bengaluru](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-bengaluru/) Europe ↔ Asia & Middle East - [London–Dubai](https://wherora.com/compare/london-dubai/) - [London–Singapore](https://wherora.com/compare/london-singapore/) - [London–Tokyo](https://wherora.com/compare/london-tokyo/) Close time zones - [New York–Los Angeles](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-los-angeles/) - [San Francisco–Austin](https://wherora.com/compare/san-francisco-austin/) - [New York–Buenos Aires](https://wherora.com/compare/new-york-buenos-aires/) - [Berlin–Lisbon](https://wherora.com/compare/berlin-lisbon/) - [Singapore–Sydney](https://wherora.com/compare/singapore-sydney/) - [Dubai–Mumbai](https://wherora.com/compare/dubai-mumbai/) Badges show how far ahead or behind the second city is today. Read our guides[Clock changes this autumn](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-time-dates/)[Daylight saving gap weeks](https://wherora.com/guides/daylight-saving-gap-weeks/)[Fair meetings across time zones](https://wherora.com/guides/fair-meetings-across-time-zones/)[Time zone abbreviations](https://wherora.com/guides/time-zone-abbreviations/)[All guides](https://wherora.com/guides/) --- Source: https://wherora.com/time/bengaluru/ · Site guide for agents: https://wherora.com/llms.txt · How times are calculated: https://wherora.com/about/methodology/