Gorakhpur in numbers
- Coordinates
- 26.7663, 83.3689
- Population
- 674 246
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India, Asia
- Capital
- New Delhi — 640 km away
- Same name
- 47 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Gorakhpur uses India Standard Time, five hours and thirty minutes ahead of UTC. There is no seasonal clock adjustment, and the live clock, sunrise and sunset schedule, and weather forecast provide the key details for planning locally.
Gorakhpur, India
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
UTC+5:30 · Asia/Kolkata
Local time in Gorakhpur
UTC+5:30 · no daylight saving time
The sun today
Sunrise 6:00 AM Solar noon 11:42 AM Sunset 5:24 PM Daylight 11 h 24 min Night 12 h 36 min Civil twilight 5:36 AM – 5:48 PM
Weather in Gorakhpur right now
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Gorakhpur and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 125047
- 464774
- 480886
- 480887
- 481884
- 487110
- 495117
- 765015
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 Uttar Pradesh
- Kanpur 2 823 249
- Lucknow 2 472 011
- Agra 1 430 055
- Meerut 1 223 184
- Ghaziabad 1 199 191
- Varanasi 1 164 404
Other places named Gorakhpur
- Gorakhpur Haryana, India
- Gorakhpur Maharashtra, India
- Gorakhpur Odisha, India
- Gorakhpur Punjab, India
- Gorakhpur Bihar, India
Same time zone — Asia/Kolkata
Nearby places
- Bhauwapar — 11.1 km
- Doharia Khurd — 16.2 km
- Doharia Kalan — 16.6 km
- Baikhar — 16.8 km
- Mihiuddinpur — 17.0 km
- Bahilpar — 17.0 km
What time is it in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is in Uttar Pradesh, India. Like the rest of the country, it follows India Standard Time. IST is UTC+5:30, and Gorakhpur does not currently change its clocks for daylight saving time. The half-hour offset is important when converting from places built around whole-hour differences. Avoid rounding it away. Calendar applications usually handle it correctly when Gorakhpur or the appropriate Indian time zone is selected rather than a manually entered number.
Keep the thirty-minute component in every conversion. Add the local date to calls scheduled near midnight. Check whether the other country changes clocks seasonally. Confirm the displayed time before joining a live event.
Although Gorakhpur’s UTC offset remains steady, its difference from a daylight-saving location may vary during the year. A conversion used for one meeting may therefore be wrong for another meeting months later. Half an hour is not “close enough” when the train or video call starts without you.
Understanding Gorakhpur’s daylight hours
Sunrise and sunset are calculated for Gorakhpur and the chosen date. They move through the calendar as Earth’s orientation to the Sun changes. The period of visible twilight begins before the sunrise event and continues after the sunset event.
For a morning journey, sunrise indicates when the Sun reaches the horizon, but cloud, haze, trees, and buildings may delay direct light at street level. In the evening, the same kinds of obstruction can make it appear dark before the official sunset.
Outdoor work, walking, photography, and road travel can all benefit from comparing their schedules with these solar times. Allow a margin when good visibility is essential. A changing sky can alter perceived brightness quickly without altering the published astronomical event.
Weather for travel and outdoor plans
Use the weather panel according to the timescale of the decision. Current conditions suit an immediate departure, hourly forecasts help with the rest of the day, and daily outlooks support broader planning. Any later plan should be checked again when it draws nearer.
Review temperature and how conditions are expected to feel. Check precipitation during travel hours. Look at visibility and wind where relevant. Compare the return time with sunset. Prepare a sheltered alternative for weather-dependent events.
One daily description cannot represent every hour. A day labelled for rain may also contain dry periods, while a generally clear day may still have brief cloud or precipitation. The hourly timeline offers more useful detail, although it remains a forecast rather than certainty.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone does Gorakhpur use?
- Gorakhpur uses India Standard Time, or UTC+5:30.
- Does Gorakhpur observe daylight saving time?
- No. Its civil clocks do not currently change by season.
- Why is Gorakhpur offset by an extra thirty minutes?
- India Standard Time is defined as five hours and thirty minutes ahead of UTC, and it applies throughout India.