Germany · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Münster, 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 Münster 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 Münster lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Münster 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 Münster lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Münster 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 Münster 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 Münster.
Practical Info
Münster (Germany) is home to roughly 320K people. Today brings about 16.7 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:12, sunset at 21:54. 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
51.96°N, 7.63°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+49
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Münster has roughly half a million bicycles for about 320,000 residents, and a ring road, the Promenade, that is closed to cars entirely. It regularly tops German cycling rankings.
The clock: Münster keeps UTC+1. The Peace of Westphalia was signed here and in Osnabrück in 1648, ending the Thirty Years' War and establishing the modern idea of state sovereignty.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap