Current Time in Cyprus
Cyprus 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 Cyprus
It's 10:15 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Cyprus on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Cyprus observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- Time zone
- Eastern European Time
- IANA: Asia/Nicosia
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 (EET)
- Clock changes
- Clocks go forward 1 hour on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time (to EEST, UTC+3).
Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.
Major Cities
Nicosia
Limassol
Larnaca
Stróvolos
How Cyprus writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · 25 Νοεμβρίου 2026
- Clock
- 12-hour
- e.g. 3:30 μ.μ.
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
- Calendar
- Gregorian
Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the el-CY locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Cyprus
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas EveΠαραμονή ΧριστουγέννωνThu, 24 December 2026 · in 49 days
- Christmas DayΧριστούγενναFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayΔεύτερη μέρα των ΧριστουγέννωνSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayΠρωτοχρονιάFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- EpiphanyΘεοφάνειαWed, 6 January 2027 · in 62 days
Time difference from Cyprus
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Cyprus time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 8:15 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 3:15 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 12:15 PM | 10 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Fri 12:15 AM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 4:15 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 5:15 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 7:15 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 5:15 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
Cyprus at a glance
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Population
- 1,442,614
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
Questions about time in Cyprus
- What time is it in Cyprus right now?
- When this page was generated it was 10:15 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Cyprus.
- How many time zones does Cyprus have?
- Cyprus uses one time zone, Eastern European Time (IANA ID Asia/Nicosia).
- Does Cyprus observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Cyprus observes daylight saving time. The next change is on 28 March 2027 at 03:00 local time, to daylight saving time.
- What is the next public holiday in Cyprus?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Eve on Thu, 24 December 2026.