Germany · CEST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Rostock, 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 Rostock 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 Rostock lines up with 09:00–12:00 in New York. There is a 1-hour difference between Rostock 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 Rostock lines up with 09:00–17:00 in London. There is a 7-hour difference between Rostock 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 Rostock 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 Rostock.
Practical Info
Rostock (Germany) is home to roughly 210K people. Today brings about 17.1 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:42, sunset at 21:48. 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.
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Germany
Capital
Berlin
Continent
Europe
Time Zone
CEST · Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
54.09°N, 12.14°E
Currency
EUR (€)
Calling Code
+49
Driving Side
Right
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
German
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
Rostock's university was founded in 1419, making it the oldest in the Baltic region and among the oldest in northern Europe. The city was a major Hanseatic port and rebuilt its centre after heavy bombing in 1942.
The clock: Rostock keeps UTC+1 at 54° north, where midsummer twilight never fully ends — the sun dips too shallowly below the horizon for true darkness.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
8h overlap