Time in Greece now
2:04PMEET
EETUTC+2+7 h vs New York (you)Europe/Athens
- Next clock change: Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 4:00 AM (EEST, UTC+3)
- Next clock change: Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 4:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 3:00 AM (EET, UTC+2)
Time zone in Greece
Greece uses a single time zone: Eastern European Standard Time (EET, UTC+2) in winter and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST, UTC+3) in summer. Every clock in the country shows the same time.
Athens lies at 23.7° east, where mean solar time is UTC+1:35 (four minutes per degree of longitude). Standard time runs 25 min ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 12:25 PM in winter and an hour later in summer.
Daylight saving time in Greece
Yes. Greece moves its clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday of March at 3:00 AM and back on the last Sunday of October at 4:00 AM (local time).
The dates come from EU Directive 2000/84/EC, which makes every member state change at the same instant, 1:00 a.m. GMT. The plan to end the changes has been stalled in the Council since 2019; the daylight saving time page explains it.
All coming change dates are on the Europe/Athens page.
Clock history of Greece
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+1:35 in Athens), which ended on September 14, 1895, when AMT (UTC+1:35) replaced it. Between 1970 and 2024, a daylight saving period began in 50 of the 55 years. The first summer time in the record dates from 1932. The table summarises the clocks of Greece year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Europe/Athens.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1974 | UTC+2 all year | EET |
| 1975 onward | UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer | EET, EEST |
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
Convert Greece time
Time difference between Greece and major cities
| City | Local time now | Greece vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +7 h | +7 h | +7 h | 1 h / 1 h |
| Los Angeles | 4:04 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +10 h | +10 h | +10 h | none / none |
| London | 12:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +2 h | +2 h | +2 h | 6 h / 6 h |
| Berlin | 1:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +1 h | +1 h | +1 h | 7 h / 7 h |
| Dubai | 4:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −2 h | −2 h | −1 h | 6 h / 7 h |
| New Delhi | 5:34 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −3 h 30 min | −3 h 30 min | −2 h 30 min | 4 h 30 min / 5 h 30 min |
| Singapore | 8:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −6 h | −6 h | −5 h | 2 h / 3 h |
| Beijing | 8:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −6 h | −6 h | −5 h | 2 h / 3 h |
| Tokyo | 9:04 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −7 h | −7 h | −6 h | 1 h / 2 h |
- In 2027, Greece is 6 h ahead of New York from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 7 h ahead of New York as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
- In 2027, Greece is 9 h ahead of Los Angeles from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 10 h ahead of Los Angeles as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Greece’s office hours overlap yours today.
A 9-to-5 day in Greece overlaps New York’s for 1 h in January (4:00 PM–5:00 PM Greece time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Greece it is 2:00 AM in New York.
A 9-to-5 day in Greece overlaps London’s for 6 h in January (11:00 AM–5:00 PM Greece time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Greece it is 7:00 AM in London.
A 9-to-5 day in Greece overlaps New Delhi’s for 4 h 30 min in January (9:00 AM–1:30 PM Greece time), 5 h 30 min in July. At 9:00 AM in Greece it is 12:30 PM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Athens and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| İzmir Turkey | 300 km | 3:04 PM UTC+3 | +1 h |
| Skopje North Macedonia | 490 km | 1:04 PM CET | −1 h |
| Alexandria Egypt | 940 km | 2:04 PM EET | +0 h |
| Tripoli Libya | 1,110 km | 2:04 PM EET | +0 h |
| Ra’s Bayrūt Lebanon | 1,150 km | 2:04 PM EET | +0 h |
| Tunis Tunisia | 1,200 km | 1:04 PM CET | −1 h |
Same clock as Greece
These places keep exactly the same time as Greece all year under the current rules (zones Asia/Famagusta, Asia/Nicosia, Europe/Bucharest, Europe/Chisinau, Europe/Helsinki and 5 more).
Cities in Greece
Greece at a glance
- CapitalAthens
- Population10,413,962
- Time zone IDEurope/Athens
- Standard timeEET (UTC+2)
- Daylight saving timeEEST (UTC+3)
- Calling code+30