Time in Berlin
The current offset in Berlin is UTC+2 (CEST), on the Europe/Berlin zone. Its clocks change 2 times in 2026.
Berlin, Germany
Zone facts
- IANA zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Abbreviation
- CEST
- Standard offset
- UTC+1
- Daylight offset
- UTC+2
- Country
- Germany (DE)
- Coordinates
- 52.52, 13.40
Daylight saving time
Clocks in Berlin change 2 times in 2026. The next changes:
- 2026-10-25 at 02:59Clocks go back 60 minutes (UTC+2 → UTC+1)
- 2027-03-28 at 01:59Clocks go forward 60 minutes (UTC+1 → UTC+2)
Sunrise and sunset
Computed from the city’s latitude and longitude with the NOAA solar position algorithm — no API, no network call.
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Daylight
- 14 hours 22 minutes
Against the major hubs
Common questions
- What time zone is Berlin in?
- Berlin uses the Europe/Berlin time zone, currently UTC+2 (CEST). Use the IANA identifier rather than the abbreviation in code — abbreviations are ambiguous, and this one may mean something else somewhere else.
- Does Berlin observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Berlin moves between UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer, changing 2 times in 2026.
- What is the difference between Berlin and UTC?
- UTC+2 as of the last rebuild. It swings between UTC+1 and UTC+2 across the year.
- When does the sun rise and set in Berlin?
- On the day of the last rebuild, sunrise was 05:58 and sunset 20:21 local time, giving 14 hours 22 minutes of daylight. These are computed from the city’s latitude and longitude, not fetched from anywhere.