Chandigarh in numbers
- Coordinates
- 30.7363, 76.7884
- Population
- 970 602
- Region
- Chandigarh
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 237 km away
- Same name
- 4 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Chandigarh, India
View the local time, sunrise, sunset, and weather for Chandigarh in India’s Chandigarh territory. The information brings the day’s essential timing and outdoor conditions together for travel, communication, and routine planning.
Chandigarh, India
Thursday, 22 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Chandigarh
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
The sun today
Sunrise 6:31 AM Solar noon 12:08 PM Sunset 5:46 PM Daylight 11 h 15 min Night 12 h 45 min Civil twilight 6:06 AM – 6:10 PM
Weather in Chandigarh right now
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Chandigarh and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 799115
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Chandigarh
- Dariya 14 470
- Mauli Jagran 10 786
- Behlana 8 281
- Khuda Alisher 6 831
Other places named Chandigarh
- Chandigarh Haryana, India
- Chandigarh Tripura, India
- Chandīgarh Haryana, India
- Chandigarh Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Gurudwara — 0.6 km
- Union Territory Of Chandigarh — 1.4 km
- Raj Bhavan Punjab — 2.3 km
- Raj Bhavan Haryana — 2.3 km
- Atawa Choa — 2.3 km
- Bajwara — 2.5 km
What time is it in Chandigarh
The local clock establishes the time currently observed in Chandigarh. It removes guesswork when you are arranging a call from abroad, checking a delivery window, preparing for a journey, or coordinating with somebody in the city.
Always pair the hour with the local date. A late evening in one country can already be the following day elsewhere, which matters for bookings, deadlines, birthdays, and any appointment associated with a specific calendar day.
Read the full local time and date. Compare it with your own current clock. Label shared plans explicitly as Chandigarh time. Confirm transport and venue schedules with their operators. A meeting without a named time zone is merely a puzzle sent to everyone on the invitation.
Planning around daylight in Chandigarh
Sunrise and sunset provide reliable markers for the changing daylight cycle. Their listed times apply to the selected day; they should not be assumed to remain fixed from one month or season to another.
There is natural light before sunrise and after sunset because of twilight. How useful that light is depends on the activity, cloud, obstructions, and location. Someone walking outdoors has different visibility needs from a person taking detailed photographs or working with equipment.
Check the exact date attached to the daylight values. Allow a buffer before sunset for an unfamiliar return route. Use cloud information when judging likely brightness. Remember that buildings and trees can hide a low Sun.
Making sense of Chandigarh weather
Use the current conditions to understand what is happening now and the forecast to prepare for what may follow. Temperature alone does not describe comfort. Humidity, wind, rain, cloud, and direct exposure all play a role.
Match the forecast period to the activity. Morning conditions are not automatically representative of the afternoon, and a daily summary may conceal a shorter spell of rain or a shift in wind. Hourly details are preferable for tightly timed plans.
Weather predictions carry uncertainty and may be revised. Recheck them before leaving, especially for a long drive, an outdoor event, or work sensitive to rain. If authorities issue a warning, follow their instructions rather than relying on a general city forecast.
Questions and answers
- Which Chandigarh does this page describe?
- It describes the city entry associated with the Chandigarh territory in India.
- Are sunrise and sunset identical every day?
- No. Their times move through the year as the apparent path of the Sun changes.
- Why can the temperature feel different outdoors?
- Sun, shade, wind, humidity, rain, clothing, and physical activity all influence how conditions feel.