Geographic position of Karachi

Karachi is located in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere. Its coordinates are 24.8608° N, 67.0104° E.

Karachi lies in the subtropical latitude zone. This latitude affects daylight length, seasonal variation and how local solar time compares with standard clock time.

Antipode of Karachi

The point on Earth exactly opposite Karachi is near Callao - when it's noon in Karachi, it's close to midnight there.

Golden Hour & Blue Hour in Karachi

Approximate times based on sunrise/sunset. Actual golden hour quality varies with weather and season.

Current Season in Karachi

Karachi is currently in Autumn. Autumn begins around September 22, which is 1 day from now.

Because Karachi is in the Northern Hemisphere, its seasons run opposite to cities in the other hemisphere. When it is autumn here, places on the other side of the equator are experiencing the opposite season at the same time.

Longest & Shortest Day in Karachi

In Karachi, the longest day of the year falls around June 21 and lasts about 13h 41m. The shortest day falls around December 21 and lasts about 10h 35m, a difference of roughly 3h 6m between the two.

This seasonal swing depends on Karachi's latitude: cities closer to the equator see little variation in daylight throughout the year, while cities farther from it, like Karachi at 24.86° N, experience a much wider gap between summer and winter daylight.

Population Ranking of Karachi

With a population of 11,624,219, Karachi ranks as the 2nd most populous city in Pakistan, out of 352 cities tracked on this site.

Daylight saving time in Karachi

Karachi uses the IANA time zone identifier Asia/Karachi. The current local offset is UTC+5 / PKT.

Karachi does not observe daylight saving time in 2026. The UTC offset remains stable throughout the year.

Best Time to Call Karachi

Business hours in Karachi (9 AM-5 PM local time) fall at these local times elsewhere:

• New York: 12:00 AM - 8:00 AM ( Outside normal hours)
• Los Angeles: 9:00 PM (previous day) - 5:00 AM ( Partial overlap)
• London: 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM ( Outside normal hours)
• Dubai: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ( Convenient)
• Mumbai: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM ( Convenient)
• Tokyo: 1:00 PM - 9:00 PM ( Partial overlap)
• Sydney: 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM ( Partial overlap)

Times shown reflect current UTC offsets and may shift by up to an hour around daylight saving transitions.

Time now in other cities in Pakistan

Public Holidays Affecting Karachi

Official national holiday observed in Pakistan.

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