Time in Kyoto
Kyoto: Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9). No daylight-saving change.
Kyoto is on Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9).
Kyoto does not use daylight saving. The UTC offset stays put all year.
When it is noon in Kyoto it is 10 p.m. in New York in January, and 11 p.m. in New York in July. When it is noon in Kyoto it is 3 a.m. in London in January, and 4 a.m. in London in July. When it is noon in Kyoto it is noon in Tokyo in January.
Kyoto sits close to the Japan Standard Time meridian (135°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.
In mid-January the sun rises about 14 minutes later here than in Tokyo.
Sunrise and sunset in Kyoto
December in Kyoto is a short-day clock: sunrise near 6:58 a.m., sunset near 4:47 p.m.. June runs from about 4:43 a.m. to 7:13 p.m.. Figures are mid-month for 2026 at the coordinates we use for this place, not a weather forecast.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7:05 a.m. | 5:07 p.m. | 10 h 02 m |
| February | 6:45 a.m. | 5:39 p.m. | 10 h 54 m |
| March | 6:10 a.m. | 6:04 p.m. | 11 h 54 m |
| April | 5:27 a.m. | 6:28 p.m. | 13 h 02 m |
| May | 4:55 a.m. | 6:53 p.m. | 13 h 58 m |
| June | 4:43 a.m. | 7:13 p.m. | 14 h 30 m |
| July | 4:54 a.m. | 7:12 p.m. | 14 h 19 m |
| August | 5:17 a.m. | 6:48 p.m. | 13 h 31 m |
| September | 5:40 a.m. | 6:07 p.m. | 12 h 27 m |
| October | 6:02 a.m. | 5:25 p.m. | 11 h 22 m |
| November | 6:31 a.m. | 4:53 p.m. | 10 h 22 m |
| December | 6:58 a.m. | 4:47 p.m. | 9 h 49 m |
Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.
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