Current Time in Switzerland
Switzerland 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 Switzerland
It's 8:03 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Switzerland on Thursday, 5 November 2026.
Switzerland 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/Zurich
- 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
Zürich
Genève
Basel
Lausanne
How Switzerland 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-CH locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.
Upcoming public holidays in Switzerland
National holidays only. Holidays observed in individual states or regions are not listed.
- Christmas DayWeihnachtenFri, 25 December 2026 · in 50 days
- New Year's DayNeujahrFri, 1 January 2027 · in 57 days
- Ascension DayAuffahrtThu, 6 May 2027 · in 182 days
- Swiss National DayBundesfeierSun, 1 August 2027 · in 269 days
Time difference from Switzerland
Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Switzerland 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) |
Switzerland at a glance
- Capital
- Bern
- Population
- 9,082,848
- Currency
- Swiss franc (CHF)
Questions about time in Switzerland
- What time is it in Switzerland right now?
- When this page was generated it was 8:03 PM CET (UTC+01:00) in Switzerland.
- How many time zones does Switzerland have?
- Switzerland uses one time zone, Central European Time (IANA ID Europe/Zurich).
- Does Switzerland observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- The next national public holiday is Christmas Day on Fri, 25 December 2026.