Time in Switzerland now

1:06PMCET

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

CETUTC+1+6 h vs New York (you)Europe/Zurich

Next clock change: Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 2:00 AM clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 AM (CEST, UTC+2)
Next clock change: Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 3:00 AM clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 AM (CET, UTC+1)

Time zone in Switzerland

Switzerland uses a single time zone: Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Every clock in the country shows the same time.

Bern lies at 7.4° east, where mean solar time is UTC+0:30 (four minutes per degree of longitude). Standard time runs 30 min ahead of the sun, so on average the sun is highest at about 12:30 PM in winter and an hour later in summer.

Daylight saving time in Switzerland

Yes. Switzerland moves its clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday of March at 2:00 AM and back on the last Sunday of October at 3:00 AM (local time).

All coming change dates are on the Europe/Zurich page.

Clock history of Switzerland

The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+0:34 in Zürich), which ended on July 15, 1853, when BMT (UTC+0:30) replaced it. Between 1970 and 2024, a daylight saving period began in 44 of the 55 years. The first summer time in the record dates from 1941. The table summarises the clocks of Switzerland year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Europe/Zurich.

Years	Clocks	Abbreviations
1970–1980	UTC+1 all year	CET
1981 onward	UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer	CET, CEST

Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.

Convert Switzerland time

Time difference between Switzerland and major cities

City	Local time now	Switzerland vs city now	January	July	Office overlap Jan / Jul
New York	7:06 AM Tue, Nov 3	+6 h	+6 h	+6 h	2 h / 2 h
Los Angeles	4:06 AM Tue, Nov 3	+9 h	+9 h	+9 h	none / none
London	12:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	+1 h	+1 h	+1 h	7 h / 7 h
Dubai	4:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−3 h	−3 h	−2 h	5 h / 6 h
New Delhi	5:36 PM Tue, Nov 3	−4 h 30 min	−4 h 30 min	−3 h 30 min	3 h 30 min / 4 h 30 min
Singapore	8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−7 h	−7 h	−6 h	1 h / 2 h
Beijing	8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−7 h	−7 h	−6 h	1 h / 2 h
Tokyo	9:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−8 h	−8 h	−7 h	none / 1 h
Sydney	11:06 PM Tue, Nov 3	−10 h	−10 h	−8 h	none / none

In 2027, Switzerland is 5 h ahead of New York from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 6 h ahead of New York as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
In 2027, Switzerland is 8 h ahead of Los Angeles from March 14 to March 27 and from October 31 to November 6, instead of 9 h ahead of Los Angeles as during the rest of the year, because the two places change their clocks on different dates.
In 2027, Switzerland is 9 h behind Sydney from March 28 to April 3 and from October 3 to October 30: the weeks between the two seasons, when one place has changed its clocks and the other has not yet.

Office hours and calls

With JavaScript on, this line shows how Switzerland’s office hours overlap yours today.

A 9-to-5 day in Switzerland overlaps New York’s for 2 h in January (3:00 PM–5:00 PM Switzerland time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Switzerland it is 3:00 AM in New York.

A 9-to-5 day in Switzerland overlaps London’s for 7 h in January (10:00 AM–5:00 PM Switzerland time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Switzerland it is 8:00 AM in London.

A 9-to-5 day in Switzerland overlaps New Delhi’s for 3 h 30 min in January (9:00 AM–12:30 PM Switzerland time), 4 h 30 min in July. At 9:00 AM in Switzerland it is 1:30 PM in New Delhi.

Neighbouring time zones

The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Bern and the difference now.

City	Distance	Time now	Their clock vs here
London United Kingdom	750 km	12:06 PM GMT	−1 h
Tunis Tunisia	1,150 km	1:06 PM CET	+0 h
Sofia Bulgaria	1,340 km	2:06 PM EET	+1 h
Minsk Belarus	1,610 km	3:06 PM UTC+3	+2 h
Tripoli Libya	1,640 km	2:06 PM EET	+1 h
Tangier Morocco	1,660 km	12:06 PM UTC+0	−1 h

Same clock as Switzerland

These places keep exactly the same time as Switzerland all year under the current rules (zones Africa/Ceuta, Europe/Andorra, Europe/Belgrade, Europe/Berlin, Europe/Brussels and 10 more).

Cities in Switzerland

Switzerland at a glance

CapitalBern
Population9,092,436
Time zone IDEurope/Zurich
Standard timeCET (UTC+1)
Daylight saving timeCEST (UTC+2)
Calling code+41

Questions

What time is it in Switzerland now?

The clock at the top of this page shows it to the second. Switzerland is on UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer, 6 hours ahead of New York.

What time zone is Switzerland in?

Switzerland uses Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer. Its IANA time zone ID is Europe/Zurich.

What is the time difference between Switzerland and Adelaide?

Switzerland is 9 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide in January and 7 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide in July, because the two change their clocks on different dates.