Germany
Sunday, 27th September 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+2
- Time zone
- Europe/BerlinCEST
- Sunrise
- 7:00 am
- Sunset
- 6:53 pm
- Daylight
- 11 hours 53 minutes243 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 27 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 | 2:23 am | 02:23 | 9 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 3:23 am | 03:23 | 8 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 4:23 am | 04:23 | 7 hours behind |
| New York City EDT | 5:23 am | 05:23 | 6 hours behind |
| Toronto EDT | 5:23 am | 05:23 | 6 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 6:23 am | 06:23 | 5 hours behind |
| London BST | 10:23 am | 10:23 | 1 hour behind |
| Paris CEST | 11:23 am | 11:23 | the same time |
| Johannesburg SAST | 11:23 am | 11:23 | the same time |
| Moscow MSK | 12:23 pm | 12:23 | 1 hour ahead |
| Cairo EEST | 12:23 pm | 12:23 | 1 hour ahead |
| Dubai UTC+4 | 1:23 pm | 13:23 | 2 hours ahead |
| Delhi IST | 2:53 pm | 14:53 | 3 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Shanghai CST | 5:23 pm | 17:23 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo JST | 6:23 pm | 18:23 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney AEST | 7:23 pm | 19:23 | 8 hours ahead |
| Auckland NZDT | 10:23 pm | 22:23 | 11 hours ahead |
Cities in Germany
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Questions people ask
What time is it in Germany right now?
It is 11:23 am (11:23) on Sunday, 27th September 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 11:23 am; Hamburg 11:23 am; Munich 11:23 am; Cologne 11:23 am; Frankfurt 11:23 am. Each of those has its own page with sunrise, sunset and daylight-saving dates.