Montenegro · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Podgorica, Montenegro 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 Podgorica 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 Podgorica lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Podgorica 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 Podgorica lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Podgorica 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 Podgorica 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 Podgorica.
Practical Info
Podgorica (Montenegro) is home to roughly 155K people. Today brings about 15.2 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:06, sunset at 20:18. 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 42° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
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Montenegro
Capital
Podgorica 👑
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Podgorica
Coordinates
42.44°N, 19.26°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+382
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Montenegrin
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Podgorica was renamed Titograd in 1946 and kept that name for 46 years, reverting in 1992. It was bombed some seventy times in the Second World War, which is why almost nothing older than the 1950s survives in the centre.
The clock: Podgorica keeps UTC+1 and is among the hottest capitals in Europe, with July averages above 27°C and records over 44°C.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap