Current time in Athens
Live local time, date and time zone information for Athens, Greece.
Current time in Athens
17:12:22
Europe/Athens · UTC+03:00
Time zone in Athens
Athens is in Greece and uses the Europe/Athens time zone. Athens observes daylight saving time. It uses Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+02:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00) during summer time.
Sunrise and sunset in Athens
Sun and clock in Athens
Athens lies about 6° west of the meridian its time zone is built around, so the sun runs late against the clock. Averaged over the year, solar noon does not arrive until 12:25 in standard time, which makes mornings darker and evenings lighter than the clock alone would suggest. Summer time moves that an hour later still, to about 13:25.
Daylight through the year in Athens
At 38.0°N latitude, Athens sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 14 h 48 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 9 h 31 m, a swing of about 5 h 17 m between midsummer and midwinter.
Mid-latitude cities like Athens get the full seasonal cycle, with the longest and shortest days 5 h 17 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Athens at about 06:02 and sets at about 20:50; on the December solstice it rises at about 07:37 and sets at about 17:08.
When the clocks change in Athens
Athens follows the European rule: clocks go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, both at 01:00 UTC, so every country on the rule changes at the same instant.
The next two changes in Athens:
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2026 | Clocks go back one hour on Oct 25, 2026 at 03:30, moving from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00. | UTC+02:00 |
| March 28, 2027 | Clocks go forward one hour on Mar 28, 2027 at 04:30, moving from UTC+02:00 to UTC+03:00. | UTC+03:00 |
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Athens moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Athens from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Athens corresponds to 07:00–15:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 07:00–15:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York overlaps for only 1 hours, from 16:00 to 17:00 Athens time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- London’s working day overlaps with Athens’s for 6 hours, from 11:00 to 17:00 Athens time.
- Tokyo overlaps for only 2 hours, from 09:00 to 11:00 Athens time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Athens is currently on UTC+03:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Athens compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Athens is the only place in this directory on Europe/Athens; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Istanbul, about 560 km away on Europe/Istanbul, which shows the same clock time as Athens today.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 37.98°N, 23.73°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Athens in?
Athens uses the Europe/Athens time zone — Eastern European Standard Time, UTC+02:00, moving to Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00) during summer time.
Does Athens use daylight saving time?
Athens observes daylight saving time. It uses Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+02:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00) during summer time.
What is the UTC offset for Athens?
The standard offset is UTC+02:00, and UTC+03:00 while summer time is in effect. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Athens and my location?
The section above compares Athens with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.