Germany · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Karlsruhe, 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 Karlsruhe 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 Karlsruhe lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Karlsruhe 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 Karlsruhe lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Karlsruhe 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 Karlsruhe 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 Karlsruhe.
Practical Info
Karlsruhe (Germany) is home to roughly 310K people. Today brings about 16.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:24, 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.
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Germany
Capital
Berlin
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
49.01°N, 8.40°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+49
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Karlsruhe was laid out in 1715 with 32 streets radiating from the palace tower like spokes, which is why it is nicknamed the fan city. Germany's Federal Constitutional Court sits here rather than in the capital, deliberately.
The clock: Karlsruhe keeps UTC+1. Germany's first email was received here in 1984 — the country's internet domain has been administered from the city ever since.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap