Current Time in Zurich

About time in Zurich

Zurich keeps Central European Time (CET), UTC+1, the same offset used across Switzerland and most of its neighbors. Although Switzerland is not part of the European Union, it follows the same daylight saving rules, switching to Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC+2, from late March through late October. As a leading financial center, Zurich's trading hours and banking calls often hinge on its precise local time. The city stays in step with Frankfurt, Milan, and Paris all year.

Zurich changes its clocks for daylight saving time, so its exact UTC offset depends on the season (UTC+1 (UTC+2 in summer)). The live clock above reads Zurich'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 Zurich through 2026

Zurich sits at about 47.4°N, 8.5°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 18, with 15h 57m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 20, with 8h 27m, a difference of 7 h 30 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 12 (05:28) and the latest sunset around June 21 (21:26). 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 12:33 local time in late March, 13:27 in late June and 12:23 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 12:26 on average, about 26 minutes after 12:00, a modest gap between clock and sun time in Zurich. 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 Zurich (2026–2027)

Zurich 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 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC+1 → UTC+2).
• Sunday, October 25, 2026: at 03:00 clocks go back one hour to 02:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+1).
• Sunday, March 28, 2027: at 02:00 clocks go forward one hour to 03:00 (UTC+1 → UTC+2).
• Sunday, October 31, 2027: at 03:00 clocks go back one hour to 02:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+1).

Recurring meetings set in Zurich 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.