Switzerland · CEST
Fri, 11 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Geneva, Switzerland 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. There is a 6-hour difference between Geneva 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 Geneva lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Geneva 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 Geneva lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Geneva 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 Geneva 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 Geneva.
Practical Info
Geneva (Switzerland) is home to roughly 0.5M people. Today brings about 15.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:42, sunset at 21:24. 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 46° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Switzerland
Capital
Bern
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
46.20°N, 6.14°E
Currency
CHF (Fr)
Calling Code
+41
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German, French, Italian
Measurement System
Metric
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap