Current Time in Athens

About time in Athens

Athens uses Eastern European Time (EET), UTC+2, which is one hour ahead of the Central European Time found in Rome, Paris, and Berlin. During the warmer months the Greek capital switches to Eastern European Summer Time (EEST), UTC+3, between late March and late October. This eastern position means visitors arriving from Western Europe typically set their watches forward an hour on landing. Athens shares its offset with Bucharest, Helsinki, and other Eastern European capitals.

Athens changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC+2 (UTC+3 in summer)). The live clock above reads Athens's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Athens through 2026

Athens sits at about 38.0°N, 23.7°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 17, with 14h 48m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 21, with 9h 31m, a difference of 5 h 17 min. At this mid-latitude, winter evenings are dark early and summer evenings stay light well after a normal working day.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 7 (06:02) and the latest sunset around June 22 (20:51). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:32 local time in late March, 13:26 in late June and 12:22 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:25 on average, about 25 minutes after 12:00, a modest gap between clock and sun time in Athens. During daylight saving time everything moves an hour later on the clock.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Athens (2026–2027)

Athens changes its clocks twice in 2026. On a change night, the local time skips or repeats a block of time, and the gap to other cities shifts unless they change on the same date.

• Sunday, March 29, 2026: at 03:00 clocks go forward one hour to 04:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+3).
• Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 04:00 clocks go back one hour to 03:00 (UTC+3 → UTC+2).
• Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 03:00 clocks go forward one hour to 04:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+3).
• Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 04:00 clocks go back one hour to 03:00 (UTC+3 → UTC+2).

Recurring meetings set in Athens time stay at the same local hour; participants elsewhere see the meeting move by an hour for the weeks when only one side has changed.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.