Germany · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Heidelberg, 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 Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg.
Practical Info
Heidelberg (Germany) is home to roughly 160K people. Today brings about 16.3 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 21:36. 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 49° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Germany
Capital
Berlin
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
49.40°N, 8.69°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+49
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Great Vat in Heidelberg Castle's cellar holds about 220,000 litres and is the largest wine barrel in the world. It has a dance floor on top. It has leaked more or less continuously since it was built in 1751.
The clock: Heidelberg keeps UTC+1. Its university, founded in 1386, is the oldest in Germany.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap