Time in Zurich

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

Zurich uses Central European Time (CEST, UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer). Clocks change in March and November. Zurich is about 26 minutes of solar time west of the Central European Time meridian. Winter sunrises run later than in towns farther east that share the same offset.

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

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

Sunrise and sunset in Zurich

The longest mid-month day we list is June (15 h 55 m, sunrise 5:29 a.m.). The shortest is December at 8 h 30 m, with the sun up around 8:07 a.m..

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January8:10 a.m.5:01 p.m.8 h 52 m
February7:33 a.m.5:48 p.m.10 h 15 m
March6:41 a.m.6:30 p.m.11 h 49 m
April6:39 a.m.8:14 p.m.13 h 34 m
May5:51 a.m.8:55 p.m.15 h 04 m
June5:29 a.m.9:24 p.m.15 h 55 m
July5:44 a.m.9:20 p.m.15 h 36 m
August6:22 a.m.8:41 p.m.14 h 19 m
September7:03 a.m.7:41 p.m.12 h 39 m
October7:44 a.m.6:41 p.m.10 h 57 m
November7:30 a.m.4:52 p.m.9 h 23 m
December8:07 a.m.4:36 p.m.8 h 30 m

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

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