Europe Time Zone Map
A live map of the time zones of Europe: see the current time in Western, Central and Eastern European time, Moscow and Turkey, and which countries change their clocks.
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What time is it in Europe right now?
- Western European (WET/GMT)--:--GMT / BST · –London, Dublin, Lisbon, Reykjavík*
- Central European (CET)--:--CET / CEST · –Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome, Stockholm, Warsaw
- Eastern European (EET)--:--EET / EEST · –Athens, Helsinki, Kyiv, Bucharest, Sofia
- Moscow and Turkey (UTC+3)--:--MSK / TRT · –Moscow, Minsk, Istanbul (no clock change)
*Iceland stays on UTC+0 all year. Live, from the IANA time zone database in your browser.
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The main time zones of Europe
- Western European Time (WET) and GMT, UTC+0 – Portugal, the Canary Islands, Ireland and the UK. In summer UTC+1 (WEST, IST in Ireland, BST in the UK). Iceland uses UTC+0 all year.
- Central European Time (CET), UTC+1 – from Spain and France to Poland and Sweden, plus Italy, Germany and the western Balkans. CEST, UTC+2, in summer.
- Eastern European Time (EET), UTC+2 – Finland, the Baltic states, Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus. EEST, UTC+3, in summer. Kaliningrad is on UTC+2 all year.
- UTC+3 all year – Moscow time (most of European Russia), Belarus and Turkey.
- UTC+4 – Samara and other Volga regions of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. UTC−1 – the Azores (UTC+0 in summer).
Summer time in Europe
Under EU Directive 2000/84/EC, summer time starts at 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in March and ends at 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in October (EU Directive 2000/84/EC). Because everyone changes at the same instant, the clocks go forward at 1 a.m. in London, 2 a.m. in Paris and 3 a.m. in Athens. The UK follows the same dates: 29 March and 25 October in 2026, and 28 March and 31 October in 2027 (GOV.UK: When do the clocks change?). Between October 25 and November 1, 2026, Europe is back on winter time while the US is still on summer time, so New York is one hour closer than usual.
Time zones by country
| Country | Winter | Summer | Time now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | UTC±0 | no change | – |
| Ireland | UTC±0 | UTC+1 | – |
| United Kingdom | UTC±0 | BST · UTC+1 | – |
| Portugal (mainland, Madeira) | WET · UTC±0 | WEST · UTC+1 | – |
| Portugal (Azores) | UTC−1 | UTC±0 | – |
| Spain (mainland) | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Spain (Canary Islands) | WET · UTC±0 | WEST · UTC+1 | – |
| France | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Belgium | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Netherlands | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Luxembourg | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Germany | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Switzerland | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Austria | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Italy | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Malta | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Denmark | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Norway | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Sweden | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Poland | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Czech Republic | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Slovakia | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Hungary | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Slovenia | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Croatia | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Serbia | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Montenegro | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| North Macedonia | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Albania | CET · UTC+1 | CEST · UTC+2 | – |
| Greece | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Bulgaria | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Romania | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Moldova | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Ukraine | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Finland | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Estonia | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Latvia | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Lithuania | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Cyprus | EET · UTC+2 | EEST · UTC+3 | – |
| Belarus | UTC+3 | no change | – |
| Turkey | UTC+3 | no change | – |
| Russia (Kaliningrad) | EET · UTC+2 | no change | – |
| Russia (Moscow, St Petersburg) | UTC+3 | no change | – |
| Russia (Samara) | UTC+4 | no change | – |
| Georgia | UTC+4 | no change | – |
| Armenia | UTC+4 | no change | – |
| Azerbaijan | UTC+4 | no change | – |
Winter and summer offsets from the IANA tz database (2026e). “Time now” is calculated live in your browser.
Planning a call between Europe and the US or Asia? Use the time zone converter, or download a printable Europe time zone map.
Frequently asked questions
How many time zones are there in Europe?
The European Union uses three: Western European Time (UTC+0, Portugal and Ireland), Central European Time (UTC+1) and Eastern European Time (UTC+2). Wider Europe adds the UK and Iceland (UTC+0), Moscow time and Turkey (UTC+3), the Azores (UTC−1) and Samara and the Caucasus (UTC+4).
When do the clocks change in Europe in 2026?
In the EU and the UK, summer time began on Sunday, March 29, 2026, and ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026. All countries change at the same moment, 01:00 UTC, so the time differences between them stay the same.
Why is Spain on Central European Time?
Spain moved its clocks to Central European Time in 1940 and has kept it since, even though most of the country lies west of Greenwich. That is why sunsets in Spain are so late. The Canary Islands use Western European Time, one hour behind mainland Spain.
Which European countries do not change their clocks?
Iceland, Belarus, Turkey and Russia keep the same time all year, as do Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. All EU countries and the UK, Norway, Switzerland, Ukraine, Moldova and the Balkans change their clocks.
Is the EU abolishing daylight saving time?
The European Commission proposed ending seasonal clock changes in 2018, but EU countries have not agreed on it, so Directive 2000/84/EC still applies and the clocks change on the last Sunday of March and October.
Sources
- Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements (EUR-Lex). https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32000L0084
- GOV.UK. When do the clocks change? (dates for 2025–2028). https://www.gov.uk/when-do-the-clocks-change
- IANA Time Zone Database, NEWS file (releases 2025a–2026e). https://data.iana.org/time-zones/tzdb/NEWS
- Evan Siroky. timezone-boundary-builder, release 2026d. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL). https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder
- Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data (public domain). https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/
All sources were checked on October 8, 2026. Live times on this site are calculated in your browser from the IANA time zone database, never from fixed offsets. Spot a mistake? Email info@timezonesmap.net.