Irkutsk Time Zone - IRKT

Irkutsk Time is eight hours ahead of the Coordinated Universal Time standard, written as an offset of UTC + 8:00. That means to find the standard time in the zone you must add eight hours to Coordinated Universal Time.

Territories observing the time zone are primarily in Asia. It runs through the country of Russia and includes territories such as Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, and Zabaykalsky Krai.

The Russian territories within this zone remain on Irkutsk Time all year long and do not make any changes for Daylight Saving.

Locations in Irkutsk Time Zone

The following areas are included in the time zone:

• Asia (Russia)

  • Buryatia and Ulan-Ude

  • Irkutsk Oblast and Irkutsk

  • Zabaykalsky Krai and Chita