Time zone
GMT / IST — the standard and daylight abbreviations for Dublin.
Current local time
Current Time in Dublin
View the current time in Dublin, Ireland. Dublin sits at UTC+0 in winter and moves to Irish Standard Time (IST, UTC+1) for the summer months.
07:13:14
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Irish Standard Time — UTC+1
Dublin time zone at a glance
The key facts for Dublin, Ireland, and how its clock relates to UTC.
About time in Dublin
Dublin keeps the same clock as London, sitting at UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. Ireland has a legal quirk worth knowing: its summer offset (UTC+1) is officially defined as 'Irish Standard Time', while the winter period is treated as the deviation from that baseline rather than the other way around. In practice the result is identical to GMT and British Summer Time, so travelers rarely notice. Clocks change on the last Sundays of March and October, in step with the rest of the European Union.
Dublin changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC+0 (UTC+1 in summer)). The live clock above reads Dublin's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, so it stays accurate through daylight-saving transitions without any manual adjustment. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.
Frequently asked questions about Dublin time
What is Irish Standard Time?
Irish Standard Time (IST) is Ireland's legal summer offset of UTC+1. Unusually, Irish law defines summer as standard and winter as the deviation.
Is Dublin the same time as London?
Yes. Dublin and London share the same offsets year round, UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer, and change their clocks on the same dates.
Does Dublin observe daylight saving time?
Yes, though Ireland frames it in reverse. The clocks still move forward in late March and back in late October like the rest of the EU.
Current time in other cities
Compare Dublin with other major world clocks.
London Current local time in London, United Kingdom (UTC+0 (UTC+1 in summer)). New York Current local time in New York, United States (UTC-5 (UTC-4 in summer)). Los Angeles Current local time in Los Angeles, United States (UTC-8 (UTC-7 in summer)). Chicago Current local time in Chicago, United States (UTC-6 (UTC-5 in summer)). Houston Current local time in Houston, United States (UTC-6 (UTC-5 in summer)). Phoenix Current local time in Phoenix, United States (UTC-7 (no DST)).
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