What is the time in Chennai?
00:56:10
Sunday, 8 November 2026
4 h 30 min ahead of Stockholm
+25°CMostly clear3 m/s
Time facts
- Time zone
- IST, India Standard Time (Asia/Kolkata)
- UTC offset
- UTC+05:30
- Daylight saving time
- Not observed
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Solar noon
- 11:53
- Day length
- 11 h 36 min (+0 min vs yesterday)
About Chennai
Chennai, formerly Madras, lies on the Bay of Bengal and is the capital of Tamil Nadu. It has one of India's largest ports and a large car industry. Clocks follow IST (UTC+05:30) all year, 4.5 hours ahead of Sweden in winter and 3.5 in summer.
There is no summer time in Chennai; when Sweden changes its clocks, the difference changes by one hour.
Best time to call Chennai
Office hours in Sweden and Chennai overlap for 4.5 hours a day: 08:00–12:30 Swedish time (12:30–17:00 in Chennai).
| Sweden | Chennai |
|---|---|
| 07:00 | 11:30 · office hours |
| 09:00 | 13:30 · office hours |
| 12:00 | 16:30 · office hours |
| 15:00 | 19:30 |
| 18:00 | 22:30 |
| 21:00 | 01:30 |
Map of Chennai
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