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Baku, Azerbaijan (GMT+4)
Friday, April 24, 2026
Baku is located in the Asia/Baku timezone in Azerbaijan.
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⏰Time Zone Facts
Asia/BakuData: IANA Time Zone Database
☀️Climate
Semi-arid with hot dry summers (25-35°C) and mild winters (3-8°C). Strong winds common.
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📍About Baku Time Zone
Baku is in the Asia/Baku time zone (UTC+4). Baku does not observe Daylight Saving Time, maintaining UTC+4 year-round.
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Quick Facts: Baku Time
- Time Zone: Asia/Baku (UTC+4)
- Daylight Saving: Not observed
- Country: Azerbaijan
- Coordinates: 40.41, 49.87
- Calling Code: +994 12
🌐Time Difference from Baku
| City | Now | Diff | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌅New York | 8:01 AM | -8h | |
| ☀️London | 1:01 PM | -3h | |
| 🌙Tokyo | 9:01 PM | +5h | |
| ☀️Paris | 2:01 PM | -2h | |
| ☀️Dubai | 4:01 PM | Same | |
| 🌆Singapore | 8:01 PM | +4h | |
| 🌆Hong Kong | 8:01 PM | +4h | |
| 🌆Shanghai | 8:01 PM | +4h |
❓Frequently Asked Questions
Baku, Azerbaijan uses Azerbaijan Time (AZT, UTC+4) year-round. Azerbaijan abolished Daylight Saving Time in 2016 and now stays on UTC+4 permanently. Baku shares its timezone with Dubai (UAE) and Tbilisi (Georgia). The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Baku.
Baku is in the Azerbaijan Time zone (AZT, UTC+4). Azerbaijan stopped observing DST in 2016, so UTC+4 is used year-round. Baku is geographically at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. The IANA identifier is Asia/Baku.
No. Azerbaijan abolished Daylight Saving Time in 2016. Baku remains on AZT (UTC+4) year-round. Previously, Azerbaijan used UTC+4 in winter and UTC+5 in summer. Since 2016, the clocks no longer change.
Baku (AZT, UTC+4) and Dubai (GST, UTC+4) are on the same UTC offset. There is no time difference between Baku and Dubai year-round, as neither city observes DST.
Baku (AZT, UTC+4) is 1 hour ahead of Moscow (MSK, UTC+3). Russia does not observe DST (since 2014), and neither does Azerbaijan, so this 1-hour gap is constant year-round.
Baku (AZT, UTC+4) is 4 hours ahead of London (GMT, UTC+0) in winter. During UK summer (BST, UTC+1), Baku is 3 hours ahead. Since Baku has no DST, the gap changes only when London transitions its clocks.
Standard business hours in Baku are 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM AZT, Monday through Friday. Baku is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan and the largest city on the Caspian Sea. The economy is dominated by the oil and gas industry (BP, SOCAR). The Baku Stock Exchange (BSE) operates Monday–Friday. Baku hosted the 2015 European Games and Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. The city is also a hub for the Trans-Caspian trade corridor.
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