Germany · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Bonn, Germany runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. There is a 6-hour difference between Bonn and New York. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 3 hours a day with New York. A good time to connect: 15:00–18:00 in Bonn lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Bonn and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 8 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 10:00–18:00 in Bonn lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Bonn and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 2 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–11:00 in Bonn lines up with 16:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Bonn.
Practical Info
Bonn (Germany) is home to roughly 330K people. Today brings about 16.5 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 21:48. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 26 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 51° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Germany
Capital
Berlin
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
50.74°N, 7.10°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+49
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Bonn was chosen as West Germany's capital in 1949 precisely because it was small and provisional — the point was that it would never feel permanent. It held the role for 41 years.
The clock: Bonn keeps UTC+1. Beethoven was born here in 1770, and the house is one of the few buildings from the period still standing.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap