Time in Athens
The current offset in Athens is UTC+3 (EEST), on the Europe/Athens zone. Its clocks change 2 times in 2026.
Athens, Greece
Zone facts
- IANA zone
- Europe/Athens
- Abbreviation
- EEST
- Standard offset
- UTC+2
- Daylight offset
- UTC+3
- Country
- Greece (GR)
- Coordinates
- 37.98, 23.73
Daylight saving time
Clocks in Athens change 2 times in 2026. The next changes:
- 2026-10-25 at 03:59Clocks go back 60 minutes (UTC+3 → UTC+2)
- 2027-03-28 at 02:59Clocks go forward 60 minutes (UTC+2 → UTC+3)
Sunrise and sunset
Computed from the city’s latitude and longitude with the NOAA solar position algorithm — no API, no network call.
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Daylight
- 13 hours 26 minutes
Against the major hubs
Common questions
- What time zone is Athens in?
- Athens uses the Europe/Athens time zone, currently UTC+3 (EEST). Use the IANA identifier rather than the abbreviation in code — abbreviations are ambiguous, and this one may mean something else somewhere else.
- Does Athens observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Athens moves between UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer, changing 2 times in 2026.
- What is the difference between Athens and UTC?
- UTC+3 as of the last rebuild. It swings between UTC+2 and UTC+3 across the year.
- When does the sun rise and set in Athens?
- On the day of the last rebuild, sunrise was 06:45 and sunset 20:12 local time, giving 13 hours 26 minutes of daylight. These are computed from the city’s latitude and longitude, not fetched from anywhere.