Time in Kyiv
The current offset in Kyiv is UTC+3 (EEST), on the Europe/Kyiv zone. Its clocks change 2 times in 2026.
Kyiv, Ukraine
Zone facts
- IANA zone
- Europe/Kyiv
- Abbreviation
- EEST
- Standard offset
- UTC+2
- Daylight offset
- UTC+3
- Country
- Ukraine (UA)
- Coordinates
- 50.45, 30.52
Daylight saving time
Clocks in Kyiv 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
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Daylight
- 14 hours 12 minutes
Against the major hubs
Common questions
- What time zone is Kyiv in?
- Kyiv uses the Europe/Kyiv 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 Kyiv observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Kyiv moves between UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer, changing 2 times in 2026.
- What is the difference between Kyiv 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 Kyiv?
- On the day of the last rebuild, sunrise was 05:55 and sunset 20:07 local time, giving 14 hours 12 minutes of daylight. These are computed from the city’s latitude and longitude, not fetched from anywhere.