Free time converter
What time is it in India right now?
Enter a UK time or an India time, get the other back instantly. The gap shifts between 4.5 and 5.5 hours depending on British Summer Time, and the widget below already knows which one applies today.
UK Time, right now—
India Time (IST), right now—
Typical 9-6 overlap window
Why the gap isn't a fixed number
India Standard Time is fixed at UTC+5:30 all year. The UK isn't: it runs on GMT (UTC+0) in winter and British Summer Time (UTC+1) from late March to late October. That one-hour UK shift is the entire reason this pair's gap moves:
- UK winter (GMT): 5.5 hours behind India
- UK summer (BST): 4.5 hours behind India
The converter above reads the UK's live offset rather than assuming one season, so it stays correct across the clock change without anyone having to remember to update it.
Questions people ask
Why is the UK-India gap sometimes 4.5 hours and sometimes 5.5?
Both countries shift their clocks, but on different schedules and in opposite directions relative to each other. The UK moves to British Summer Time (UTC+1) from late March to late October; India stays fixed at UTC+5:30 year-round. So the gap narrows to 4.5 hours during UK summer and widens back to 5.5 hours the rest of the year.
Is there real overlap between a UK workday and an Indian workday?
Yes, more than most India pairs. This is one of the more schedule-friendly corridors. A 9am-6pm UK workday runs roughly 1:30pm-10:30pm or 2:30pm-11:30pm India time depending on the season, so a UK morning call lands in an Indian early-to-mid afternoon, and there's a genuine multi-hour window most of the working day where both sides are at their desks.
Does the conversion above already account for BST?
Yes. It reads the UK's current offset live from your browser's time zone database, so the result is correct whether BST is in effect or not, with no manual adjustment needed on either side of the clock change.
What about Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland?
All of the UK runs on one time zone and one daylight-saving schedule, so there is no separate adjustment needed for any UK nation or region.
Need a different pair? See every time zone converter on the site, or the rest of the free tools built by Karthik Ramachandiran.