Gibraltar · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Gibraltar, Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar 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 Gibraltar.
Practical Info
Gibraltar (Gibraltar) is home to roughly 34K people. Today brings about 14.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 07:06, sunset at 21:42. 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 36° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Gibraltar
Capital
Gibraltar 👑
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Gibraltar
Coordinates
36.14°N, 5.35°W
Currency
GIP (£)
Calling Code
+350
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
English
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Gibraltar's main road crosses the airport runway at grade, with barriers that close for each landing and take-off. It is one of very few places in the world where a public highway and an international runway intersect.
The clock: Gibraltar keeps UTC+1 with Spain across the border, and its Barbary macaques are the only wild monkey population in Europe.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap