Time in German

Germany: Central European Time (CEST, UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer). Daylight saving applies.

Germany uses Central European Time (CEST, UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer).

Germany uses the EU changeover: last Sunday in March and last Sunday in October.

When it is noon in Germany it is 6 a.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in Germany it is 11 a.m. in London all year.

Germany sits close to the Central European Time meridian (15°), so clock noon and solar noon are not far apart.

Mid-January sunrise here is within a few minutes of Berlin.

Sunrise and sunset in Germany

A typical mid-January day in Germany has sunrise around 8:11 a.m. and sunset around 4:21 p.m. (8 h 10 m of daylight). Mid-June stretches to about 4:44 a.m.–9:31 p.m. (16 h 48 m).

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January8:11 a.m.4:21 p.m.8 h 10 m
February7:25 a.m.5:18 p.m.9 h 53 m
March6:23 a.m.6:09 p.m.11 h 46 m
April6:11 a.m.8:03 p.m.13 h 52 m
May5:12 a.m.8:55 p.m.15 h 43 m
June4:44 a.m.9:31 p.m.16 h 48 m
July5:01 a.m.9:24 p.m.16 h 23 m
August5:48 a.m.8:35 p.m.14 h 47 m
September6:40 a.m.7:25 p.m.12 h 45 m
October7:31 a.m.6:15 p.m.10 h 44 m
November7:27 a.m.4:16 p.m.8 h 48 m
December8:11 a.m.3:53 p.m.7 h 42 m

Mid-month local times for 2026. Hills, weather, and the exact street change what you see by a few minutes.

Cities in Germany

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