Current Time in Germany
Germany 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 Germany
It's 4:28 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Germany on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Germany 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/Berlin
- 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
Berlin
Hamburg
Munich
Köln
How Germany writes dates and times
- Date format
- DD.MM.YYYY
- day-month-year, e.g. 25.11.2026 · 25. November 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 de-DE locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Time facts about Germany
- Germany introduced daylight saving time on 30 April 1916, together with Austria-Hungary, to save fuel during the First World War. Source: westernfrontassociation.com
- PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) is responsible for Germany's legal time and broadcasts it via the DCF77 long-wave transmitter at Mainflingen near Frankfurt on 77.5 kHz. Source: ptb.de
- Xetra, Deutsche Börse's electronic market in Frankfurt, trades from 09:00 to 17:30 CET Monday to Friday, with auctions before and after. Source: deutsche-boerse.com
- Büsingen am Hochrhein, a German exclave inside Switzerland, has its own tz identifier, Europe/Busingen (now an alias of Europe/Zurich), because it shares Swiss clock history, e.g. no DST in 1980. Source: IANA tz database
Upcoming public holidays in Germany
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayErster WeihnachtstagFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayZweiter WeihnachtstagSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayNeujahrFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Good FridayKarfreitagFri, 26 March 2027 · in 141 days
- Easter MondayOstermontagMon, 29 March 2027 · in 144 days
Time difference from Germany
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Germany time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 3:28 PM | 1 h behind | 7 h (10:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 10:28 AM | 6 h behind | 2 h (15:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 7:28 AM | 9 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 7:28 PM | 3 h ahead | 5 h (09:00–14:00) |
| Singapore | Thu 11:28 PM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 12:28 AM | 8 h ahead | None |
| Sydney | Fri 2:28 AM | 10 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 12:28 PM | 4 h behind | 4 h (13:00–17:00) |
Germany at a glance
- Capital
- Berlin
- Population
- 83,491,249
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
Questions about time in Germany
- What time is it in Germany right now?
- When this page was generated it was 4:28 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Germany.
- How many time zones does Germany have?
- Germany uses one time zone, Central European Time (IANA ID Europe/Berlin).
- Does Germany observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Germany 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 Germany?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.