Time in Kuwait - Current Local Time

About Kuwait

Checking the time in Kuwait? It sits at UTC+03:00 under the Asia/Kuwait zone (+03), refreshed live above. Below you can compare it against UTC and other major world cities and see when its offset next changes.

Time zone details

IANA identifier: Asia/Kuwait
Abbreviation: +03
UTC offset: UTC+03:00
Daylight saving: Not in effect

Kuwait does not observe daylight saving time.

Kuwait vs. major cities

City	Current time	UTC offset
Kuwait (this zone)	16:38:54	UTC+03:00
UTC	13:38:54	UTC+00:00
New York	09:38:54	UTC-04:00
London	14:38:54	UTC+01:00
Dubai	17:38:54	UTC+04:00
Singapore	21:38:54	UTC+08:00
Sydney	23:38:54	UTC+10:00

Featured cities

New York, USA 09:38:54 Los Angeles, USA 06:38:54 Chicago, USA 08:38:54

Same UTC offset

Africa/Addis_Ababa Africa/Asmara Africa/Cairo Africa/Dar_es_Salaam Africa/Djibouti Africa/Kampala Africa/Mogadishu Africa/Nairobi Antarctica/Syowa Asia/Aden Asia/Amman Asia/Baghdad

Frequently asked questions

What time is it in Kuwait right now? ▾

The current time in Kuwait is shown live at the top of this page, based on the Asia/Kuwait time zone (UTC+03:00).

What is the UTC offset for Kuwait? ▾

Kuwait is currently at UTC+03:00, meaning local time is offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by that amount.

Does Kuwait observe Daylight Saving Time? ▾

No, Kuwait is not currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST).

What time zone identifier does Kuwait use? ▾

Kuwait uses the Asia/Kuwait IANA time zone identifier, the standard reference used by computers and apps worldwide to calculate accurate local time.