Germany · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Kiel, 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 Kiel 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 Kiel lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Kiel 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 Kiel lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Kiel 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 Kiel 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 Kiel.
Practical Info
Kiel (Germany) is home to roughly 250K people. Today brings about 17.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:48, sunset at 22:00. 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 54° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Germany
Capital
Berlin
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
54.32°N, 10.14°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+49
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
The Kiel Canal carries around 30,000 ships a year, more than the Suez and Panama canals combined, saving vessels roughly 460 km around Denmark. It opened in 1895.
The clock: Kiel keeps UTC+1. Kieler Woche each June is the largest sailing event in the world, drawing several thousand boats.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap