Baku to Istanbul: time difference
Istanbul is 1 h behind Baku. 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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Baku 10:55 10:55 AM Istanbul 09:55 9:55 AM You –:–
10:55 10:55 AM
Azerbaijan Standard Time · UTC+4
☀️ 06:46 · 🌙 18:11
09:55 9:55 AM
GMT+03:00 · UTC+3
☀️ 07:10 · 🌙 18:33
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−1 h
Istanbul is 1 h behind Baku.
When you, Baku and Istanbul are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇿 Baku
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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
23 11 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇿 Baku | 🇹🇷 Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 10:55 | 09:55 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Azerbaijan Standard Time | GMT+03:00 |
| UTC offset | UTC+4 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Baku | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Baku | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:46 | 07:10 |
| Sunset | 18:11 | 18:33 |
| Daylight | 11 h 24 min | 11 h 23 min |
| People on this clock | 2,300,500 | 15,701,602 |
Compare Baku with another city
More comparisons with Baku: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Baku and Istanbul: common questions
How many hours behind Baku is Istanbul?
The clocks in Istanbul are 1 hour behind those in Baku (UTC+3 and UTC+4).
If it is 9:00 AM in Baku, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 9:00 AM in Baku, clocks in Istanbul show 8:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Baku, what time is it in Istanbul?
At 6:00 PM in Baku, clocks in Istanbul show 5:00 PM.
When do working hours in Baku and in Istanbul overlap?
Working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Baku, which is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Istanbul.
When is it still the previous day in Istanbul?
Until 1:00 AM in Baku it is still the previous day in Istanbul. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Istanbul it is already the next day in Baku.
Is the time difference between Baku and Istanbul the same all year?
Yes. Neither Baku nor Istanbul switches to summer time, so the gap is always 1 hour.
