Germany
Wednesday, 7th October 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Europe/BerlinCEST
- Sunrise
- 7:17 am
- Sunset
- 6:30 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 12 minutes242 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 17 days
Germany has 2 time zones
The clock above is Berlin. Here is every zone in the country, live, with the cities in each.
Daylight saving
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
That is for Berlin. A country this wide can have zones with different rules, so check the individual city page if it matters.
Time difference to major cities
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 6:19 am | 06:19 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 7:19 am | 07:19 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 8:19 am | 08:19 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 9:19 am | 09:19 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 9:19 am | 09:19 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 10:19 am | 10:19 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 2:19 pm | 14:19 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 3:19 pm | 15:19 | the same time |
| Johannesburg SAST | 3:19 pm | 15:19 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 4:19 pm | 16:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 4:19 pm | 16:19 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 5:19 pm | 17:19 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 6:49 pm | 18:49 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 9:19 pm | 21:19 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 10:19 pm | 22:19 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEDT | 12:19 am Thu | 00:19 | 9 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 2:19 am Thu | 02:19 | 11 hours ahead |
Cities in Germany
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Germany right now?
It is 3:19 pm (15:19) on Wednesday, 7th October 2026 in Berlin. Germany spans 2 time zones, so the answer depends on where in the country you mean: the table on this page lists every zone with a live clock.
How many time zones does Germany have?
Germany has 2 time zones: Europe/Berlin, Europe/Busingen.
Does Germany observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 25th October 2026, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change). Note that this applies to the capital; a country this wide can have zones that differ.
What is the time in the biggest cities in Germany?
Right now: Berlin 3:19 pm; Hamburg 3:19 pm; Munich 3:19 pm; Cologne 3:19 pm; Frankfurt 3:19 pm. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.