Current Time in Croatia
Croatia uses one time zone.
Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.
What time is it in Croatia
It's 8:03 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Croatia on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Croatia observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Central European Time
- IANA: Europe/Zagreb
- UTC offset now
- UTC+01:00 (CET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time (to CEST, UTC+2).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Zagreb
Split
Rijeka
Osijek
How Croatia writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD. MM. YYYY.
- day-month-year, e.g. 25. 11. 2026. · 25. studenoga 2026.
- Clock
- 24-hour
- e.g. 15:30
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the hr-HR locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Croatia
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Remembrance DayDan sjećanja na žrtve Domovinskog rataWed, 18 November 2026 · in 13 days
- Christmas DayBožićFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayPrvi dan po Božiću, Sveti Stjepan, Štefanje, StipanjeSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayNova GodinaFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- EpiphanyBogojavljenje, Sveta tri kraljaWed, 6 January 2027 · in 62 days
Time difference from Croatia
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Croatia time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Croatia at a glance
- Capital
- Zagreb
- Population
- 3,866,233
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
Questions about time in Croatia
- What time is it in Croatia right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:03 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Croatia.
- How many time zones does Croatia have?
- Croatia uses one time zone, Central European Time (IANA ID Europe/Zagreb).
- Does Croatia observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Croatia observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 02:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Croatia?
- The next national public holiday is Remembrance Day on Wed, 18 November 2026.