Current time in Dublin
Live local time, date and time zone information for Dublin, Ireland.
Current time in Dublin
15:12:22
Europe/Dublin · UTC+01:00
Time zone in Dublin
Dublin is in Ireland and uses the Europe/Dublin time zone. Dublin observes daylight saving time. It uses Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Irish Standard Time (UTC+01:00) during summer time.
Sunrise and sunset in Dublin
Sun and clock in Dublin
Dublin 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 Dublin
At 53.3°N latitude, Dublin sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 17 h 0 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 7 h 30 m, a swing of about 9 h 31 m between midsummer and midwinter.
This far from the equator the seasons dominate the day: midsummer evenings stay light late, midwinter afternoons end early, and the two extremes are 9 h 31 m apart.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Dublin at about 04:56 and sets at about 21:56; on the December solstice it rises at about 08:38 and sets at about 16:07.
When the clocks change in Dublin
Dublin 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 Dublin:
| Date | Change | New offset |
|---|---|---|
| October 25, 2026 | Clocks go back one hour on Oct 25, 2026 at 01:30, moving from UTC+01:00 to UTC+00:00. | UTC+00:00 |
| March 28, 2027 | Clocks go forward one hour on Mar 28, 2027 at 02:30, moving from UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00. | UTC+01:00 |
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Dublin moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Dublin from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Dublin corresponds to 09:00–17:00 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 09:00–17:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York overlaps for only 3 hours, from 14:00 to 17:00 Dublin time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- London keeps the same hours as Dublin, so the whole working day overlaps.
- Tokyo has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 01:00 in Dublin, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
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
Dublin is currently on UTC+01:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Dublin compared with other cities
| City | Local time | Date | UTC offset | Difference from Dublin |
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Nearby cities
Dublin is the only place in this directory on Europe/Dublin; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone identifier is Manchester, about 270 km away on Europe/London, which shows the same clock time as Dublin 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 53.35°N, 6.26°W, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Dublin in?
Dublin uses the Europe/Dublin time zone — Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+00:00, moving to Irish Standard Time (UTC+01:00) during summer time.
Does Dublin use daylight saving time?
Dublin observes daylight saving time. It uses Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+00:00) in the standard-time part of the year and Irish Standard Time (UTC+01:00) during summer time.
What is the UTC offset for Dublin?
The standard offset is UTC+00:00, and UTC+01:00 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 Dublin and my location?
The section above compares Dublin with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.