Germany · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Duisburg, 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 Duisburg 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 Duisburg lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Duisburg 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 Duisburg lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Duisburg 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 Duisburg 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 Duisburg.
Practical Info
Duisburg (Germany) is home to roughly 500K people. Today brings about 16.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 21:54. 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
51.43°N, 6.76°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+49
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Duisburg handles on the order of 100 million tonnes a year across its inland docks, where the Ruhr meets the Rhine — the largest inland port anywhere. It is also the western terminus of freight trains from China.
The clock: Duisburg keeps UTC+1, and trains arriving from Chongqing have crossed six time zones to get here in about two weeks.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap