Time in Algeria now
2:00PMCET
CETUTC+1+6 h vs New York (you)Africa/Algiers
No clock changes: Algeria stays on CET (UTC+1) all year.
Time zone in Algeria
Algeria uses a single time zone: Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) all year. Every clock in the country shows the same time.
Algiers lies at 3.1° east, where mean solar time is UTC+0:12 (four minutes per degree of longitude). The clocks run 48 min ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 12:48 PM.
Daylight saving time in Algeria
No. Algeria does not change its clocks under the current rules. It last used daylight saving time in 1980, after 4 years with summer time since 1970.
Clock history of Algeria
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+0:12 in Algiers), which ended on March 15, 1891, when PMT (UTC+0:09) replaced it. Between 1970 and 2024, a daylight saving period began in 4 of the 55 years, most recently in 1980. The first summer time in the record dates from 1916. The table summarises the clocks of Algeria year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Africa/Algiers.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UTC+0 all year | WET |
| 1971 | UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer | WET, WEST |
| 1972–1976 | UTC+0 all year | WET |
| 1977 | UTC+0 until May 6, then UTC+1 | WET, WEST, CET |
| 1978 | UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer | CET, CEST |
| 1979 | UTC+1 until October 26, then UTC+0 | CET, WET |
| 1980 | UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer | WET, WEST |
| 1981 | UTC+0 until May 1, then UTC+1 | WET, CET |
| 1982 onward | UTC+1 all year | CET |
Changes of the winter (standard) offset since 1970: Friday, May 6, 1977, from UTC+0 to UTC+1; Friday, October 26, 1979, from UTC+1 to UTC+0; Friday, May 1, 1981, from UTC+0 to UTC+1.
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
Convert Algeria time
Time difference between Algeria and major cities
| City | Local time now | Algeria vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 8:00 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +6 h | +6 h | +5 h | 2 h / 3 h |
| Los Angeles | 5:00 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +9 h | +9 h | +8 h | none / none |
| London | 1:00 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +1 h | +1 h | 0 h | 7 h / 8 h |
| Berlin | 2:00 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +0 h | 0 h | −1 h | 8 h / 7 h |
| Dubai | 5:00 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −3 h | −3 h | −3 h | 5 h / 5 h |
| New Delhi | 6:30 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −4 h 30 min | −4 h 30 min | −4 h 30 min | 3 h 30 min / 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore | 9:00 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −7 h | −7 h | −7 h | 1 h / 1 h |
| Beijing | 9:00 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −7 h | −7 h | −7 h | 1 h / 1 h |
| Tokyo | 10:00 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −8 h | −8 h | −8 h | none / none |
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Algeria’s office hours overlap yours today.
A 9-to-5 day in Algeria overlaps New York’s for 2 h in January (3:00 PM–5:00 PM Algeria time), 3 h in July. At 9:00 AM in Algeria it is 3:00 AM in New York.
A 9-to-5 day in Algeria overlaps London’s for 7 h in January (10:00 AM–5:00 PM Algeria time), 8 h in July. At 9:00 AM in Algeria it is 8:00 AM in London.
A 9-to-5 day in Algeria overlaps New Delhi’s for 3 h 30 min in January (9:00 AM–12:30 PM Algeria time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Algeria it is 1:30 PM in New Delhi.
Mind the working week: in CLDR, the locale data used by phones and computers, Algeria’s weekend is Friday and Saturday, so the working week runs Sunday to Thursday. With a Monday-to-Friday partner, that leaves 4 shared working days a week.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Algiers and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Spain | 520 km | 2:00 PM CET | +0 h |
| Fes Morocco | 790 km | 1:00 PM UTC+0 | −1 h |
| Tripoli Libya | 1,020 km | 3:00 PM EET | +1 h |
| Lisbon Portugal | 1,100 km | 1:00 PM WET | −1 h |
| Athens Greece | 1,830 km | 3:00 PM EET | +1 h |
| İzmir Turkey | 2,120 km | 4:00 PM UTC+3 | +2 h |
Same clock as Algeria
These places keep exactly the same time as Algeria all year under the current rules (zones Africa/Lagos, Africa/Ndjamena, Africa/Tunis).
- KinshasaCD
- LagosNG
- KanoNG
- IbadanNG
- LuandaAO
- AbujaNG
- AlgiersDZ
- Port HarcourtNG
- BrazzavilleCG
- KadunaNG
- Benin CityNG
- OnitshaNG
Cities in Algeria
Algeria at a glance
- CapitalAlgiers
- Population47,435,312
- Time zone IDAfrica/Algiers
- Standard timeCET (UTC+1)
- Daylight saving timenone
- Calling code+213