Bukhara uses Asia/Samarkand — UTC+05:00 (+05) in standard time. It is located in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Bukhara's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Bukhara uses UTC+05:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+05:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Bukhara is Asia/Samarkand. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Samarkand
Currency: Uzbekistani Som (UZS). Calling code: +998. Languages: Uzbek.
Bukhara ( buu-KHAR-ə) is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 305,500 residents as of 2026. It is the capital of Bukhara Region. Since ancient times, Bukhara was one of the most prosperous cities in Transoxiana alongside neighbouring Samarkand owing to its location on Silk Road. Today its historic core is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dating to pre-Islamic antiquity, Bukhara became a major centre of Islamic sciences and scholarship during the Islamic Golden Age. It was the birthplace of the scholar Imam Bukhari. Bukhara was a major city in the Samanid Empire, and later, in the Karakhanid Khanate; both empires have left monuments such as Samanid Mausoleum and Kalan Minaret in the city.
Bukhara was devastated during the Mongol invasion under Genghis Khan in the 13th century but recovered under the Timurid Empire in the next century. It became capital of the Uzbek Khanate of Bukhara in the 16th century. The Uzbek state added a number of monuments, mosques and madrasas, such as the Po-i-Kalyan complex to the landscape of the city.
The Emirate of Bukhara was abolished after the Russian Revolution in 1920, and the Bukhara People’s Soviet Republic was created, later...
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280,187 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
Asia/Samarkand · UTC+05:00 (+05).
No daylight saving time.
Uzbekistani Som (UZS) · +998.
Samarkand, Dushanbe, Tashkent
Bukhara International Airport (BHK) about 4.4 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 23.5°C and lows 10.7°C. Warmest month: July (average high 38.7°C); coolest month: December (average low -2.3°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Region: Bukhara · IANA zone: Asia/Samarkand · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Bukhara and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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