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General Information » Facts & Figures » Local Time

Kuwait is three hours ahead of UCT (Universal Coordinated Time, formerly known as GMT). Daylight saving is not used. When it is 12:00 midday in Kuwait, it is 04:00 in New York, 09:00 in London, 14:30 in Delhi and 18:00 in Tokyo (not allowing for daylight saving in any of these countries).





This excerpt was taken from

Kuwait Explorer
Series: Complete Residents Guides