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Current time in Zurich
11:45:44
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Zurich time zone
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Current offset
- UTC+2 from UTC
- Daylight saving time
- Observed. Zurich uses UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.
- Coordinates
- 47.3769°, 8.5417°
- Population
- 402K
Time difference from Zurich
- London is 1 hour behind Zurich.
- New York is 6 hours behind Zurich.
- Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Zurich.
About Zurich's time zone
Switzerland adopted Central European Time in 1894, and after decades without seasonal clock changes, reinstated daylight saving time in 1981 to align with its neighbours. Zurich has followed the EU-coordinated DST calendar ever since, even though Switzerland itself isn't an EU member.
Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Zurich in?
- Zurich uses the Europe/Zurich time zone, currently UTC+2 from UTC.
- Does Zurich observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Zurich uses UTC+1 in winter and switches to UTC+2 during daylight saving time.
- What is the time difference between Zurich and other major cities?
- London is 1 hour behind Zurich; New York is 6 hours behind Zurich; Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of Zurich.