Croatia · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Rijeka, Croatia 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 Rijeka 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 Rijeka lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Rijeka 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 Rijeka lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Rijeka 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 Rijeka 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 Rijeka.
Practical Info
Rijeka (Croatia) is home to roughly 108K people. Today brings about 15.6 hours of daylight: sunrise at 05:18, sunset at 20:54. 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 45° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the right.
Flag
Croatia
Capital
Zagreb
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Zagreb
Coordinates
45.33°N, 14.44°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+385
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Croatian
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Rijeka's carnival runs from 17 January to Ash Wednesday and features the zvončari, bell-ringers in sheepskin with animal masks whose procession is on the UNESCO intangible heritage list.
The clock: Rijeka keeps UTC+1. The first practical torpedo was developed here in 1866, at a factory whose launch station still stands.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap