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Time in Afghanistan now

11:20:29PM

Thursday, September 24, 2026

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Time zone info for Afghanistan

UTC +4:30

Afghanistan Time (AFT)
now 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of New York

The time in Afghanistan is 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the time in New York when New York is on standard time, and 8 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the time in New York when New York is on daylight saving time.
Afghanistan does not change between summer time and winter time.
The IANA time zone identifier for Afghanistan is Asia/Kabul.

Time difference
from Afghanistan

Los Angeles	−11.5 hours	−11.5 hours
Chicago	−9.5 hours	−9.5 hours
New York	−8.5 hours	−8.5 hours
Toronto	−8.5 hours	−8.5 hours
São Paulo	−7.5 hours	−7.5 hours
UTC	−4.5 hours	−4.5 hours
Lagos	−3.5 hours	−3.5 hours
London	−3.5 hours	−3.5 hours
Johannesburg	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Paris	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Zurich	−2.5 hours	−2.5 hours
Cairo	−1.5 hours	−1.5 hours
Istanbul	−1.5 hours	−1.5 hours
Moscow	−1.5 hours	−1.5 hours
Dubai	−0.5 hours	−0.5 hours
Mumbai	+1 hours
Hong Kong	+3.5 hours
Shanghai	+3.5 hours
Singapore	+3.5 hours
Tokyo	+4.5 hours
Sydney	+5.5 hours

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Afghanistan on the map

Continent: Asia
Area: 647,500 km²
Capital: Kabul
Currency: Afghani (AFN)
Calling code: +93
Internet top level domain: .af
Latitude: 33.00. Longitude: 66.00
Population: 37,172,000

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Annual average temperatures
for Afghanistan 1901-2021

Each of the stripes represents one year.
Graphics by Ed Hawkins, using data from Berkeley Earth.
See showyourstripes.info.