Current time in the Europe/Zurich time zone

Europe/Zurich is an IANA time zone used in Switzerland. It is on standard time now, UTC+1 (CET), until Sunday, March 28, 2027.

Europe/Zurich at a glance

UTC offset now	UTC+1
Standard time	UTC+1 (CET)
Daylight saving time	UTC+2 (CEST)
Abbreviations	CET, CEST
Used in	Switzerland
Next clock change	Sunday, March 28, 2027

Rules of the Europe/Zurich time zone

Europe/Zurich switches between two offsets: UTC+1 (CET) for standard time and UTC+2 (CEST) for daylight saving time. Below are the last changes and the ones scheduled next.

Recent and upcoming changes in Europe/Zurich

Date	Change	New offset
Sunday, March 30, 2025	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, October 26, 2025	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM	UTC+1
Sunday, March 29, 2026	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, October 25, 2026	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM	UTC+1
Sunday, March 28, 2027	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, October 31, 2027	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM	UTC+1
Sunday, March 26, 2028	Clocks go forward 1 hour: 2:00 AM becomes 3:00 AM	UTC+2
Sunday, October 29, 2028	Clocks go back 1 hour: 3:00 AM becomes 2:00 AM	UTC+1

Where Europe/Zurich is used

Europe/Zurich is used in Switzerland. These are the largest cities in our list that follow it.

Europe/Zurich 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.

City	Time now	Difference now	In January	In July
New York (United States)	--:--	6 h behind	6 h behind	6 h behind
Los Angeles (United States)	--:--	9 h behind	9 h behind	9 h behind
London (United Kingdom)	--:--	1 h behind	1 h behind	1 h behind
Paris (France)	--:--	Same time	Same time	Same time
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)	--:--	3 h ahead	3 h ahead	2 h ahead
Mumbai (India)	--:--	4 h 30 min ahead	4 h 30 min ahead	3 h 30 min ahead
Singapore	--:--	7 h ahead	7 h ahead	6 h ahead
Tokyo (Japan)	--:--	8 h ahead	8 h ahead	7 h ahead
Sydney (Australia)	--:--	10 h ahead	10 h ahead	8 h ahead
UTC	--:--	1 h behind	1 h behind	2 h behind

Other zones on UTC+1 right now

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

Using Europe/Zurich in software

Store and send the zone as its IANA name, Europe/Zurich, not as a fixed offset. A fixed offset such as UTC+1 gives the wrong result after the next clock change.

Show the current time in Europe/Zurich:

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

Tools for time in Europe/Zurich

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

Frequently asked questions

What is the UTC offset of Europe/Zurich?

UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time. Right now it is UTC+1.

When does Europe/Zurich change clocks next?

The next change is on Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 AM local time. The change after that is on Sunday, October 31, 2027.

What abbreviation does Europe/Zurich use?

CET in standard time and CEST during daylight saving time. Abbreviations are not unique, so use the zone name Europe/Zurich in software.

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.