Current Time in Greece
Greece 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 Greece
It's 9:03 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Greece on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Greece 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: Europe/Athens
- 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
Athens
Thessaloníki
Pátra
Piraeus
How Greece 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-GR locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Greece
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayΧριστούγενναFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- St. Stephen's DayΣύναξις Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου ΜαρίαςSat, 26 December 2026 · in 51 days
- New Year's DayΠρωτοχρονιάFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- EpiphanyΘεοφάνειαWed, 6 January 2027 · in 62 days
- Clean MondayΚαθαρά ΔευτέραMon, 15 March 2027 · in 130 days
Time difference from Greece
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Greece time.
| City | Local time | Difference | Workday overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| London | Thu 7:03 PM | 2 h behind | 6 h (11:00–17:00) |
| New York | Thu 2:03 PM | 7 h behind | 1 h (16:00–17:00) |
| Los Angeles | Thu 11:03 AM | 10 h behind | None |
| Dubai | Thu 11:03 PM | 2 h ahead | 6 h (09:00–15:00) |
| Singapore | Fri 3:03 AM | 6 h ahead | 2 h (09:00–11:00) |
| Tokyo | Fri 4:03 AM | 7 h ahead | 1 h (09:00–10:00) |
| Sydney | Fri 6:03 AM | 9 h ahead | None |
| São Paulo | Thu 4:03 PM | 5 h behind | 3 h (14:00–17:00) |
Greece at a glance
- Capital
- Athens
- Population
- 10,400,720
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
Questions about time in Greece
- What time is it in Greece right now?
- When this page was generated it was 9:03 PM EET (UTC+02:00) in Greece.
- How many time zones does Greece have?
- Greece uses one time zone, Eastern European Time (IANA ID Europe/Athens).
- Does Greece observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Greece 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 Greece?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.