Germany · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Hanover, 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 Hanover 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 Hanover lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Hanover 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 Hanover lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Hanover 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 Hanover 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 Hanover.
Practical Info
Hanover (Germany) is home to roughly 540K people. Today brings about 16.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:00, 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 52° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Germany
Capital
Berlin
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
52.37°N, 9.74°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+49
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Hanover painted a 4.2-kilometre red line on its pavements in 1971, guiding visitors past 36 sights without a map or a guide. It is repainted regularly and has been copied by other cities since.
The clock: Hanover keeps UTC+1. Its Messe is the largest exhibition ground in the world by hall area, at roughly 400,000 square metres.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap