What time is it in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Find Kobe’s current local time and review today’s sunrise, sunset, and weather. These details provide a quick basis for coordinating with people in Hyōgo, timing a visit, or choosing suitable hours for activities around the city.
Kobe, Japan
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
UTC+9 · Asia/Tokyo
Local time in Kobe
UTC+9 · no daylight saving time
The sun today
Sunrise 6:09 AM Solar noon 11:45 AM Sunset 5:21 PM Daylight 11 h 11 min Night 12 h 49 min Civil twilight 5:44 AM – 5:46 PM
Weather in Kobe right now
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Weather data by Open-Meteo, updated every 30 minutes.
Kobe and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 701-1201
- 761-4146
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 Hyōgo
- Himeji 530 495
- Nishinomiya 485 587
- Amagasaki 459 593
- Akashi 303 601
- Kakogawacho-Honmachi 271 634
- Takarazuka 226 432
Other places named Kobe
- Kobe Central, Botswana
- Kobe Central, Botswana
- Kobe Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic Of The Congo
- Kobe Centre, Haiti
- Kobe East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Same time zone — Asia/Tokyo
Nearby places
- Motomachidori — 0.4 km
- Shimo-Yamatedori — 0.6 km
- Bentencho — 0.9 km
- Kaigandori — 0.9 km
- Chuo-Ku — 1.4 km
- Shinkaichi — 2.0 km
What time is it in Kobe
The live clock reports the local time used in Kobe. Refer to it directly when a meeting, booking, departure, or deadline depends on the hour in the city, particularly when you are checking from another country.
A complete arrangement should identify the date as well as the time. Around midnight, two participants can easily be thinking of different calendar days even after calculating the hour correctly. Start with the time currently displayed for Kobe.
Compare it with the clock in the other participant’s location. Confirm which local date applies at both ends. Repeat the city name in the final invitation or message. The safest international meeting time is the one that nobody had to decipher from a mysterious “tomorrow at nine.”
Kobe is in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Naming both the city and prefecture provides clear geographic context and avoids relying on an abbreviation that may be unfamiliar to a visitor.
Reading Kobe’s daylight times
The sunrise and sunset entries are expressed in Kobe local time. They mark horizon events and are useful reference points for the beginning and end of the naturally lit portion of the day. They should not be interpreted as guarantees of brightness. Dense cloud can make the morning dim, while twilight can leave usable light after sunset. Buildings, terrain, and the direction of your view may also hide the horizon.
Check sunrise before an early walk or outdoor departure. Compare sunset with the expected end of an excursion. Leave a margin when good visibility is important. Consult the relevant date for plans later in the year.
Daylight changes with the season, so a familiar summer routine may not fit another part of the year. The page’s date-specific values are a better planning aid than a remembered approximation.
Using the Kobe weather information
Current weather tells you what was recently observed in or near Kobe; forecast weather describes expected developments. The distinction matters whenever conditions are changing quickly or your plans extend beyond the present hour.
Look beyond the headline temperature. Wind can affect comfort, precipitation can change walking conditions, and cloud cover can limit sunshine even during full daylight. Humidity may also influence how warm or cool the air feels.
A practical check depends on the activity: For commuting, examine the conditions around departure and arrival. For sightseeing, consider precipitation, wind, and the hours of daylight. For photography, combine cloud information with sunrise or sunset.
For a day trip, refresh the forecast before setting out. Forecasts can change as newer observations become available. If weather could affect safety, transport, or comfort, treat the latest update as more relevant than an earlier screenshot or recollection.
Questions and answers
- Does this clock show my device time?
- No. It is meant to show local time in Kobe, regardless of where you open the page.
- Is sunset the moment it becomes completely dark?
- No. Some twilight normally follows sunset, while local surroundings and cloud cover influence perceived brightness.
- Should I rely on one forecast for an entire visit?
- No. Review updated conditions during the trip, especially before plans that are sensitive to rain, wind, or temperature.