Central Asia Time Zones
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan — offsets and no DST.
Central Asia shifted zones several times since the 1990s; most countries now use **UTC+5 to UTC+6** with **little or no DST**. Kazakhstan unified to **UTC+5** (Asia/Almaty); Uzbekistan (Asia/Tashkent) **UTC+5**; Kyrgyzstan (Asia/Bishkek) **UTC+6**. Border trade with Russia's 11 Time Zones Guide and China Time Zone: Beijing Time Nationwide needs current IANA data.
Main IANA zones
- Asia/Almaty — Kazakhstan (UTC+5)
- Asia/Tashkent — Uzbekistan (UTC+5)
- Asia/Bishkek — Kyrgyzstan (UTC+6)
- Asia/Ashgabat — Turkmenistan (UTC+5)
Business tips
- Energy and infrastructure contracts: state UTC offset
- Moscow (Russia's 11 Time Zones Guide): 2–3 hours behind
- Western China (China Time Zone: Beijing Time Nationwide): 1–3 hours behind
- Rule changes: Keeping Time Zone Data Updated
Tool: Convert; IANA: What Is the IANA Time Zone Database.