Almaty to Bortala: time difference
Bortala is 3 h ahead of Almaty. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Almaty 18:50 6:50 PM Bortala 21:50 9:50 PM You –:–
18:50 6:50 PM
Kazakhstan Time · UTC+5
☀️ 06:22 · 🌙 16:51
21:50 9:50 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 09:04 · 🌙 19:28
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+3 h
Bortala is 3 h ahead of Almaty.
When you, Almaty and Bortala are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇰🇿 Almaty
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇳 Bortala
3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇿 Almaty | 🇨🇳 Bortala |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:50 | 21:50 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Kazakhstan Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+5 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Almaty | — | +3 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Almaty | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:22 | 09:04 |
| Sunset | 16:51 | 19:28 |
| Daylight | 10 h 29 min | 10 h 24 min |
| People on this clock | 1,475,400 | 246,706 |
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Almaty and Bortala: common questions
How far ahead of Almaty is Bortala?
Bortala is 3 hours ahead of Almaty: UTC+8 against UTC+5.
If it is 9:00 AM in Almaty, what time is it in Bortala?
At 9:00 AM in Almaty, clocks in Bortala show 12:00 PM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Almaty, what time is it in Bortala?
At 6:00 PM in Almaty, clocks in Bortala show 9:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Almaty and Bortala are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Almaty (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Bortala), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
From what time in Almaty is it tomorrow in Bortala?
Once it is 9:00 PM in Almaty, the date in Bortala has already changed. Until 3:00 AM in Bortala, it is still the previous day in Almaty.
Is the time difference between Almaty and Bortala the same all year?
Yes. Neither Almaty nor Bortala switches to summer time, so the gap is always 3 hours.
