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Current local time in Frankfurt

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1 October 2026ThursdayThursday, 1 October 2026

Calling Code +49

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CITY	LOCAL TIME	Difference	Coming up
London United Kingdom	01:00	−1h
Berlin Germany	02:00	±0h
Dubai UAE	04:00	+2h	Becomes +3h on 25 Oct
Tokyo Japan	09:00	+7h	Becomes +8h on 25 Oct
Sydney Australia	10:00	+8h	Becomes +9h on 4 Oct
New York United States	20:00Wed	−6h	Becomes −5h on 24 Oct
Los Angeles United States	17:00Wed	−9h	Becomes −8h on 24 Oct

Sun & moon in Frankfurt today

Sunrise

07:23

Sunset

19:06

Daylight

11.7hrs

Next full moon

26 Oct

Hunter's Moon

Annual daylight in Frankfurt

Working hours in Frankfurt

7h overlap

FrankfurtUTC+2

06121824

Your locationUTC+0

06121824

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Time zone guide for Frankfurt

Frankfurt, Germany runs on UTC+2. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. The time difference between Frankfurt and New York is 6 hours. 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 Frankfurt lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. The time difference between Frankfurt and London is 1 hour. 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 Frankfurt lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. The time difference between Frankfurt and Tokyo is 7 hours. 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 Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt.

Practical information for Frankfurt

Frankfurt (Germany) is home to roughly 2.3M people. Today brings about 11.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:23, sunset at 19:06. Clocks move forward each spring and back each autumn: UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. Next change: 25 Oct. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 50° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.

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Germany

Capital

Berlin

Continent

Europe

Time Zone

UTC+2 · Europe/Berlin

Coordinates

50.11°N, 8.68°E

Currency

EUR (€)

Calling Code

+49

Driving Side

Right

Hemisphere

Northern

Language

German

Measurement System

Metric

Did You Know?

Mainhattan: The Financial Engine of Europe

1. The continental capital of European finance.

Frankfurt is home to the European Central Bank (ECB), which sets monetary policy for 350 million Europeans across the eurozone, and the Deutsche Börse, with a stock exchange market capitalization of roughly $2.45 trillion.

2. The skyline that earned the name 'Mainhattan'.

Because Germany's strict zoning historically discouraged skyscrapers, Frankfurt is the only city in Germany — and one of very few in Europe — with a dramatic cluster of high-rise commercial towers along the Main River.

3. The clock: Frankfurt follows UTC+1 (CET) in winter and UTC+2 (CEST) in summer, aligned with Germany and most of the EU.

Sources

European Central Bank (ECB) Official Portal
Deutsche Börse Group Market Cap Data
City of Frankfurt Department of Economic Affairs

The sun and the clock in Frankfurt (2026)

Solar noon12:25on UTC+1 standard time

Longest day16h 24m22 June

Shortest day8h 3m22 December

Yearly average12h 16mof daylight a day

Earliest sunrise05:1517 June

Latest sunset21:3927 June

Frankfurt lies at 8.7°E. Its time zone, UTC+1, is built around the 15°E meridian. The 6.3° gap between them means the clock runs roughly 25 minutes ahead of the sun: solar noon arrives at about 12:25 rather than 12:00. Under daylight saving the clocks move 60 minutes forward, widening the gap to 85 minutes and pushing solar noon to 13:25.

The longest day of 2026 is 22 June, with 16h 24m of daylight. The shortest is 22 December, with 8h 3m. The swing between them is 8h 20m. This is the latitude band where the difference between summer and winter evenings is most obvious.

The earliest sunrise and the latest sunset do not land on the longest day. In Frankfurt the sun comes up earliest on 17 June at 05:15, while the latest sunset waits until 27 June at 21:39. The equation of time is what separates them: the Earth's elliptical orbit and axial tilt move solar noon back and forth by several minutes over the year.

The sky stays usably light for a while after the sun goes down. In Frankfurt that civil twilight runs about 32 minutes at the equinox, stretching to 45 minutes at the solstice.

Every figure in this section is computed from the city's own latitude, longitude and IANA time zone using NOAA solar algorithms (Spencer, 1971), accurate to about ±2 arcminutes below 65° latitude.

Frequently asked questions

What is the current time and timezone in Frankfurt?

The official timezone for Frankfurt, Germany is Europe/Berlin with a current UTC offset of UTC+2.

What is the population and location of Frankfurt?

Frankfurt has an estimated population of 2.3M and is located at coordinates 50.11°N, 8.68°E.

How many hours of daylight does Frankfurt get?

Frankfurt gets 16h 24m of daylight on its longest day and 8h 3m on its shortest, averaging 12h 16m a day across the year.

What time is solar noon in Frankfurt?

Solar noon in Frankfurt falls at about 12:25 on UTC+1 standard time, because the city sits 6.3° from the meridian its zone is built on.

What is an interesting fact or statistic about Frankfurt?

Mainhattan: The Financial Engine of Europe: 1. The continental capital of European finance.