Kabul in numbers
- Coordinates
- 34.5281, 69.1723
- Population
- 4 434 550
- Region
- Kabul
- Country
- Afghanistan, Asia
- Capital
- Kabul — 0 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
This page displays the current local time in Kabul, Afghanistan, with sunrise, sunset, and weather information for the city. It lets you check the hour while also judging daylight, temperature, wind, cloud, and possible precipitation around your plans.
Kabul, Afghanistan
Friday, 4 September 2026
UTC+4:30 · Asia/Kabul
Local time in Kabul
UTC+4:30 · no daylight saving time
Sunrise 05:30 Solar noon 11:54 Sunset 18:18 Daylight 12 h 49 min Night 11 h 11 min Civil twilight 05:04 – 18:44
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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Kabul uses Afghanistan Time. Its offset contains a half-hour, so whole-hour mental shortcuts can produce an incorrect result. The live clock gives the local reading; for international arrangements, confirm the matching date and time in the other participant’s location.
A place that changes clocks seasonally may move closer to or farther from Kabul on the clock without Kabul changing its own standard. Recheck recurring calls when that happens. For flights, deadlines, and remote meetings, spell out Kabul as the reference instead of writing an unsupported abbreviation.
Use a converter that preserves the half-hour offset. Check both locations’ calendar dates. Confirm the time again if an appointment is rescheduled. Keep departure and arrival clocks distinct in travel notes.
Rounding a time zone is harmless only when arriving at roughly the right meeting is good enough.
Sunrise marks the morning appearance of the sun at the horizon, and sunset marks its evening disappearance. Twilight supplies light outside that interval. The observed brightness can also depend on terrain, buildings, cloud, dust or haze, and the direction in which a person is looking.
Use the values for the selected Kabul date when deciding on an early journey, a daytime task, or an evening return. Sunrise and sunset shift through the calendar, so they should not be treated as permanent daily appointments.
Topography and local obstructions may hide the sun from view even though the calculated event has occurred. If a route must be completed with good visibility, allow a margin. The solar listing does not replace information about roads, lighting, access, or local safety conditions.
A weather reading needs both place and time. Current conditions describe the recent situation, while the forecast addresses later hours. Review temperature together with wind, precipitation, and cloud. A change in wind or sunlight can alter how exposed conditions feel even when the numerical temperature changes little.
Select the hour of departure and expected return. Compare the schedule with sunrise and sunset. Inspect the corresponding hourly weather. Carry suitable layers or protection for the expected conditions.
Check official alerts when weather could affect safety. Conditions can vary across different elevations and parts of the Kabul area. A general city report is therefore a planning reference, not a street-level guarantee. Observe the immediate environment before leaving, and use specialist transport or hazard information when a decision has serious consequences.