What Time is it in Switzerland Right Now?
Switzerland: Central European Time (CEST, UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer). Daylight saving applies.
Switzerland uses Central European Time (CEST, UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer).
Switzerland uses the EU changeover: last Sunday in March and last Sunday in October.
When it is noon in Switzerland it is 6 a.m. in New York all year. When it is noon in Switzerland it is 11 a.m. in London all year.
Switzerland 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.
Sunrise and sunset in Switzerland
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..
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8:10 a.m. | 5:01 p.m. | 8 h 52 m |
| February | 7:33 a.m. | 5:48 p.m. | 10 h 15 m |
| March | 6:41 a.m. | 6:30 p.m. | 11 h 49 m |
| April | 6:39 a.m. | 8:14 p.m. | 13 h 34 m |
| May | 5:51 a.m. | 8:55 p.m. | 15 h 04 m |
| June | 5:29 a.m. | 9:24 p.m. | 15 h 55 m |
| July | 5:44 a.m. | 9:20 p.m. | 15 h 36 m |
| August | 6:22 a.m. | 8:41 p.m. | 14 h 19 m |
| September | 7:03 a.m. | 7:41 p.m. | 12 h 39 m |
| October | 7:44 a.m. | 6:41 p.m. | 10 h 57 m |
| November | 7:30 a.m. | 4:52 p.m. | 9 h 23 m |
| December | 8:07 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.
Cities in Switzerland
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