Karakan in numbers
- Coordinates
- 32.2010, 64.1248
- Region
- Helmand
- Country
- Afghanistan, Asia
- Capital
- Kabul — 535 km away
- Same name
- 10 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Karakan, Helmand, Afghanistan
Current local time for Karakan, Helmand, Afghanistan is listed here, in the Asia/Kabul time zone (+4:30).
Karakan, Afghanistan
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC+4:30 · Asia/Kabul
Local time in Karakan
UTC+4:30 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Karakan, Helmand.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:33 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 5:24 PM Daylight 10 h 51 min Night 13 h 09 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 5:49 PM
Weather in Karakan right now
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Karakan and its neighbours
Largest cities in Helmand
- Lashkar Gah 43 934
- Gereshk 43 588
- Khan Neshin 25 600
- Sangin 13 579
- 'alaqahdari Dishu 9 196
- Markaz-E Hukumat-E Darweshan 9 012
Other places named Karakan
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- Karakan Central Java, Indonesia
- Karakan Central Java, Indonesia
Same time zone — Asia/Kabul
- Kabul Afghanistan
Nearby places
- Biabanak — 6.1 km
- Ajrum — 6.5 km
- Karez-E Ziarat — 7.8 km
- Karak — 8.9 km
- Kshetah Ajrum — 9.3 km
- Du Shakh — 9.6 km
Time and daylight in Karakan
For Karakan today, sunrise is 6:33 AM and sunset is 5:24 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 51 min.
Clocks in Biabanak and Ajrum read the same as clocks in Karakan.
The applicable time zone for Karakan is Asia/Kabul, offset UTC+4:30. Seasonal clock change applies: No.
Questions and answers
- What should I enter as the time zone for Karakan?
- Enter Asia/Kabul as the time zone for Karakan; its offset is +4:30.
- Do the clocks in Karakan go back at any point?
- No.
- What is the local sunset time in Karakan?
- Local sunset is 5:24 PM.