Almaty to Karamay: time difference
Karamay is 2 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 13:10 1:10 PM Karamay 15:10 3:10 PM You –:–
13:10 1:10 PM
East Kazakhstan Time · UTC+6
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:07
15:10 3:10 PM
China Standard Time · UTC+8
☀️ 08:41 · 🌙 19:32
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+2 h
Karamay is 2 h ahead of Almaty.
When you, Almaty and Karamay 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
🇨🇳 Karamay
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 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇰🇿 Almaty | 🇨🇳 Karamay |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:10 | 15:10 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 18, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | East Kazakhstan Time | China Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+6 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Almaty | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Almaty | Asia/Shanghai |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:10 | 08:41 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 19:32 |
| Daylight | 10 h 57 min | 10 h 51 min |
| People on this clock | 1,475,400 | 490,348 |
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Almaty and Karamay: common questions
How far ahead of Almaty is Karamay?
Karamay is 3 hours ahead of Almaty: UTC+8 against UTC+5.
What time is it in Karamay at the start of the working day in Almaty?
The working day in Almaty starts at 9:00 AM; in Karamay it is 12:00 PM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Almaty, what time is it in Karamay?
At 6:00 PM in Almaty, clocks in Karamay show 9:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Almaty and Karamay are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Almaty (12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Karamay), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it already the next day in Karamay?
From 9:00 PM in Almaty it is already the next day in Karamay. The other way round, until 3:00 AM in Karamay it is still the previous day in Almaty.
Does the time difference between Almaty and Karamay change?
No. Neither place uses daylight saving time, so the difference stays 3 hours all year.
