India • Local Time
Sunday, December 28, 2025
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Kolkata (Calcutta), the City of Joy, operates on India Standard Time (IST/UTC+5:30). This former British capital is India's intellectual and cultural heart, home to Nobel laureates and artistic traditions.
India does NOT observe DST.
Kolkata is always UTC+5:30. When noon: NYC 1:30 AM, London 6:30 AM.
Shops 10 AM to 8 PM. Durga Puja means city-wide celebration.
India uses single timezone. Kolkata is easternmost major city - sunrise early.
October-March for pleasant weather.
West Bengal capital. British colonial capital. Intellectual and cultural hub.
Tropical wet and dry with hot humid summers (30-38°C) and mild winters (12-25°C).