Karawang, West Java, Indonesia uses Asia/Jakarta, currently WIB (UTC+07:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Karawang is a city in Indonesia, with a population of about 307,900. Unlike many places, it does not observe daylight saving time.
The band below is your local scale — accent shows when everyone's business hours overlap. Add or remove a city on the left and this updates too.
Written for people arriving, calling in, or planning a trip around the time difference.
Karawang lies east of Jakarta in West Java, in what was traditionally rice-growing country and is now one of Indonesia's largest industrial belts. Factory estates spread across the plain alongside surviving paddy fields.
The area is industrial rather than a destination. The north coast beaches are nearby, the region has significance in Indonesian independence history as the place where the proclamation was drafted, and Jakarta's museums and old town lie west.
The toll road to Jakarta is the main artery and traffic is heavy. Local minibuses and ride-hailing cover the town, and a high-speed rail line passes through the corridor.
The dry season through the middle of the year is the most comfortable. The wet season brings heavy afternoon rain and flooding on the low-lying plain.
Indonesia uses the IDR, calling code +62.
Indonesia uses the rupiah, and Indonesian is the common language with Sundanese widely spoken. Manner is soft-spoken, and cash is useful outside larger businesses.
