NPT — Nepal Time
See what NPT means, where it is used, its UTC+5:45 offset, and how to compare or convert Nepal Time to other time zones.
How to Convert NPT to Other Time Zones
Open the Nepal Time converter page: Visit https://www.xconvert.com/time-converter/npt-time-zone to load the visual comparison grid with NPT (Nepal Time) already shown as the reference row. This page is useful when you are planning a call with contacts in Kathmandu, coordinating trekking logistics in Nepal, or matching office hours with teams in India, the Gulf, Europe, or North America.
Add comparison cities with the “+ Add City” button: Click + Add City and search for cities such as New Delhi, Dubai, London, or New York depending on your use case. New Delhi is relevant because India and Nepal are only 15 minutes apart; Dubai is common for labor, aviation, and trade connections; London and New York matter for NGOs, travel companies, software teams, and international clients working with Nepal.
Drag across the grid to select a meeting window: Click Select if needed, then drag across the NPT row to highlight a time range in purple, such as 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM NPT. That selection shows immediately in other rows: 9:00 AM NPT is 8:45 AM in New Delhi, 5:15 AM in Dubai, 3:15 AM in London during standard time, and 10:15 PM the previous day in New York during standard time, which helps you see that a morning meeting in Nepal is practical for India but often too early for Europe and impossible for the U.S. East Coast.
Resize, move, and export the selected time block: Drag the left or right handles to fine-tune the overlap, or drag the center of the purple range to test another slot such as late afternoon in Nepal for better Europe coverage. Once selected, use ICS download, Google Calendar, Gmail, Copy to clipboard, or Share link to send the agreed time to a trekking operator, remote team, or international client so everyone receives the meeting in their own local time automatically.
About Nepal Time (NPT)
NPT stands for Nepal Time, the official civil time used in Nepal. Its exact offset is UTC+5:45, which means Nepal is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time and one of the few places in the world using a 45-minute offset rather than a whole-hour or half-hour difference.
Nepal Time is used nationwide, including the capital Kathmandu, the country’s largest urban center with a metropolitan population in the millions, as well as cities such as Pokhara, Biratnagar, Lalitpur, and Bharatpur. Because Nepal uses a single national time zone across the country, there is no internal time-zone variation between the Himalayan north and the southern Terai plains.
NPT is unusual in global scheduling because it sits 15 minutes ahead of India Standard Time (IST, UTC+5:30) and 45 minutes behind Bangladesh Standard Time (BST, UTC+6:00). In practical terms, when it is 9:00 AM in Kathmandu, it is 8:45 AM in New Delhi and 9:15 AM in Dhaka, which matters for cross-border trade, tourism, development work, and airline coordination in South Asia.
The offset is based on Nepal’s historical decision to align standard time close to the country’s longitude, rather than simply matching neighboring India. For businesses, this means calendar invites and world-clock tools must support quarter-hour offsets correctly; otherwise, meetings with Nepal-based teams can be scheduled 15 or 30 minutes wrong, a common mistake in international operations.
NPT and Daylight Saving Time
Nepal Time does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The DST status for NPT is false, which means it does not switch forward in spring or backward in autumn, and it remains on UTC+5:45 all year.
For the current year, 2026, there are no DST transition dates for Nepal. There is no change to summer time, no shift to a different abbreviation, and no seasonal clock adjustment at any point in the year, so NPT in January is the same UTC offset as NPT in July.
This fixed offset makes Nepal easier to manage internally, but the time difference with other countries still changes seasonally when those countries observe DST. For example, Nepal is normally 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of London when the UK is on GMT, but only 4 hours 45 minutes ahead when the UK switches to British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1); similarly, Nepal is 10 hours 45 minutes ahead of New York on Eastern Standard Time and 9 hours 45 minutes ahead when New York is on Eastern Daylight Time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does NPT stand for?
NPT stands for Nepal Time, the official standard time used throughout Nepal. It is the national time zone for Kathmandu and all other Nepalese cities, and it stays fixed at UTC+5:45 year-round.
Is NPT the same as GMT?
No, NPT is not the same as GMT. GMT is UTC+0:00, while NPT is UTC+5:45, so Nepal Time is 5 hours and 45 minutes ahead of GMT; for example, when it is 12:00 noon in London on GMT, it is 5:45 PM in Nepal.
Which cities use NPT?
NPT is used across all of Nepal, including Kathmandu, Pokhara, Lalitpur, Biratnagar, Bharatpur, and Birgunj. Nepal has a single national time standard, so every city and region in the country follows the same UTC+5:45 offset without regional exceptions.
What is the UTC offset for NPT?
The UTC offset for Nepal Time is UTC+5:45. This means you add 5 hours and 45 minutes to UTC to get local time in Nepal, so 6:00 AM UTC becomes 11:45 AM NPT.
When does NPT change?
NPT does not change seasonally because Nepal does not use Daylight Saving Time. There are no clock changes in 2026, so the offset remains UTC+5:45 on every day of the year.
Why is Nepal Time 15 minutes different from India?
Nepal uses UTC+5:45, while India uses IST at UTC+5:30, so Nepal is 15 minutes ahead. This difference comes from Nepal’s independent standard-time choice based on national longitude and administration rather than adopting India’s time exactly, which is why 9:00 AM in Kathmandu corresponds to 8:45 AM in New Delhi.
Is Nepal Time hard to schedule internationally?
It can be, mainly because UTC+5:45 is a quarter-hour offset that many people do not expect. Teams in software, travel, NGOs, aviation, and outsourcing often need a visual converter because a meeting set for 2:00 PM NPT is 1:45 PM in India, 10:15 AM in Dubai, 8:15 AM in London during standard time, and 3:15 AM in New York during standard time.
Does Nepal ever switch to another abbreviation in summer?
No, Nepal stays on NPT throughout the year. There is no summer-time abbreviation, no winter-time abbreviation change, and no alternate offset, so calendars should always show NPT = UTC+5:45 unless a system converts it into a city-based label like Kathmandu time.