Where to stay
Neighborhood guide
Chita lies in southeastern Siberia between two rivers, on the Trans-Siberian railway east of Lake Baikal. The centre is compact and Soviet in layout, with hills rising around the town.
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Chita, Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, Russia uses Asia/Chita, currently +09 (UTC+09:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Chita is a city in Russia, home to around 349,000 people. Unlike many places, it does not observe daylight saving time.
Time zone
UTC offset
UTC+09:00
Country
🇷🇺 Russia
Population
349,005
Calling code
+7
Currency
RUB
Chita vs. other major cities
Shift date & time
−12h+12h
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- Sunrise / sunset
- 07:59 / 18:22
- Day length
- 10h 23m
Chita, beyond the clock
Written for people arriving, calling in, or planning a trip around the time difference.
What to see
Timed to the light
The wooden Decembrist church is the city's best-known building, associated with the exiled nobles sent here after the failed revolt and the wives who followed them. The regional museum covers that history and the Buryat and Cossack heritage of the area, and the surrounding steppe and hills are the landscape.
Weather & daylight
October
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Daylight
- 10h 23m
Getting around
Transit notes
Buses and trolleybuses cover the city and the centre is walkable. The Trans-Siberian and the branch toward the Chinese border both pass through.
Best time to visit
Seasons & timing
Summer is short, warm and much the best. Winters are long and severely cold, though the region is dry and sunny even at very low temperatures.
Currency & language
🇷🇺 RUB
Russia uses the RUB, calling code +7.
Russia uses the rouble, and Russian is the language with little English. International cards do not generally function, so payment arrangements need making in advance.
Common questions
What time zone is Chita in?
Chita uses the Asia/Chita time zone, currently +09 (UTC+09:00).
Does Chita observe daylight saving time?
No clock changes are scheduled for Chita in the next year.
How many hours ahead or behind is Chita?
Chita is 9 hours ahead of UTC, 13 hours ahead of New York City, 8 hours ahead of London and on the same time as Tokyo. Relative to your own clock: .