Karaikkudi in numbers
- Coordinates
- 9.8738, 78.7868
- Population
- 181 851
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 2093 km away
- Same name
- 6 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Karaikkudi, Tamil Nadu, India
This page shows the time of day in Karaikkudi, Tamil Nadu, India as it stands now, in the Asia/Kolkata zone (+5:30).
Karaikkudi, India
Sunday, 1 November 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Karaikkudi
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
What the clock shows right now in Karaikkudi.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:06 AM Solar noon 12:00 PM Sunset 5:53 PM Daylight 11 h 47 min Night 12 h 13 min Civil twilight 5:45 AM – 6:14 PM
Weather in Karaikkudi right now
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Karaikkudi and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 630311 Periyakarai — 5.0 km away
- 630408 Vilangattur — 5.9 km away
- 630303 Eluvankottai — 8.5 km away
- 623402 Muppaiyur — 8.9 km away
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 Karaikkudi
- Kāraikkudi Tamil Nadu, India
- Kāraikkudi Tamil Nadu, India
- Karaikkudi Tamil Nadu, India
- Kāraikkudi Tamil Nadu, India
- Kāraikkudi Tamil Nadu, India
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Arasadi — 24.1 km
- Ettiyattidal — 24.5 km
- Sangani — 24.5 km
- Sauriyārpattanam — 24.7 km
- Panchati — 24.8 km
- Aramanaikkarai — 24.8 km
Karaikkudi: clock, sun and surroundings
4 postal codes are listed for Karaikkudi.
Karaikkudi falls within Asia/Kolkata, which places it UTC+5:30 from UTC. Daylight saving observed: No.
The day begins at Karaikkudi with sunrise at 6:06 AM and ends with sunset at 5:53 PM. Daylight totals 11 h 47 min.
There is no time difference between Karaikkudi and nearby Arasadi or Ettiyattidal.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone contains Karaikkudi?
- Karaikkudi is in Asia/Kolkata, which has an offset of +5:30.
- Does Karaikkudi use summer time?
- No.
- When does light arrive in Karaikkudi?
- Light arrives at 6:06 AM.