Current time in the Asia/Nicosia time zone

Asia/Nicosia is an IANA time zone used in Cyprus. It is on standard time now, UTC+2 (EET), until Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Asia/Nicosia at a glance

Rules of the Asia/Nicosia time zone

Standard time in Asia/Nicosia is UTC+2 (EET). During daylight saving time the zone moves 1 hour to UTC+3 (EEST). The table lists the recent and upcoming changes as recorded in tz database version 2026e.

Recent and upcoming changes in Asia/Nicosia

Where Asia/Nicosia is used

Asia/Nicosia is used in Cyprus. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

• Nicosia

Asia/Nicosia compared with other time zones

Differences change during the year when one side moves to or from daylight saving time, so the table shows January and July separately.

Other zones on UTC+2 right now

These IANA zones show the same time as Asia/Nicosia today. Their clock-change rules may differ.

• Africa/Blantyre
• Africa/Bujumbura
• Africa/Cairo
• Africa/Gaborone
• Africa/Harare
• Africa/Johannesburg
• Africa/Juba
• Africa/Khartoum
• Africa/Kigali
• Africa/Lubumbashi
• Africa/Lusaka
• Africa/Maputo

Using Asia/Nicosia in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Asia/Nicosia, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+2 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in Asia/Nicosia:

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-GB', { timeZone: 'Asia/Nicosia', timeStyle: 'long' }).format(new Date());
# Python
from datetime import datetime
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
datetime.now(ZoneInfo('Asia/Nicosia'))
// PHP
(new DateTime('now', new DateTimeZone('Asia/Nicosia')))->format('c');
# Shell
TZ=Asia/Nicosia date

Tools for time in Asia/Nicosia

• Convert a time to or from Asia/Nicosia: pick a date and time and see it in every city on your list.
• Add Nicosia to your world clock to keep it next to your own time.
• Find a meeting time that falls inside office hours in Asia/Nicosia and the other cities you work with.
• Open a full-screen clock for your own time zone.

Frequently asked questions

Time zone rules: IANA tz database, version 2026e. Place names and coordinates: GeoNames. Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the coordinates and can differ by a minute or two from local almanacs.