Kārai in numbers
- Coordinates
- 12.1538, 79.4120
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 1847 km away
- Same name
- 32 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kārai, Tamil Nadu, India
Current local time for Kārai, Tamil Nadu, India is listed here, in the Asia/Kolkata time zone (+5:30).
Kārai, India
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Kārai
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
Kārai keeps Asia/Kolkata clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:09 AM Solar noon 11:58 AM Sunset 5:46 PM Daylight 11 h 36 min Night 12 h 24 min Civil twilight 5:47 AM – 6:08 PM
Weather in Kārai right now
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Kārai and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 321602 Karai
- 605201 Karai
- 621109 Karai
- 631552 Karai
- 632404 Karai
- 733121 Karai
- 801109 Karai
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 Tamil Nadu
- Chennai 4 681 087
- Coimbatore 2 136 916
- Kallakurichi 1 682 687
- Madurai 1 465 625
- Tirunelveli 1 435 844
- Teni 1 034 724
Other places named Kārai
- Karai Madhya Pradesh, India
- Karai Odisha, India
- Kārai Tamil Nadu, India
- Karāi Bihar, India
- Karāi Bihar, India
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Nangathur — 4.2 km
- Muttattur — 5.6 km
- Pidaripattu — 10.0 km
- Kattanjimedu — 10.7 km
- Gingee — 11.0 km
- Esalam — 11.0 km
Local time details for Kārai
Mail addressed to Kārai uses 7 postal codes.
The time zone here in Kārai is Asia/Kolkata, offset UTC+5:30. Does daylight saving apply? No.
The sun rises at 6:09 AM, sets at 5:46 PM, and stays over Kārai for 11 h 36 min. That is today's daylight.
For Nangathur and Muttattur near Kārai, the clock reads the same.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Kārai?
- The time zone designation for Kārai is Asia/Kolkata, with an offset of +5:30.
- Does the time in Kārai shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- No.
- What is the sunset time for Kārai?
- 5:46 PM.