What time zone is Chaniá in?

Chaniá is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Europe/Athens. Standard time is UTC+2.

Does Chaniá use daylight saving time?

Yes. Chaniá changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.

What is the time difference between Chaniá and UTC?

Chaniá is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time in Chaniá

Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2, UTC+2)

Current local time: 00:17

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+3.

Current local time in Chaniá: 00:17 · 11 Nov 2026

Chaniá time zone

Time zone

UTC+2 · UTC+2standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 138 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Greece uses Eastern European Standard Time.

UTC+2 · UTC+2Attica, Central Macedonia, West Greece, Thessaly, Crete and moreUses daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Chaniá

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Chaniá
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	22:17-1 day	2 h behind	Compare Chaniá and London
New York	17:17-1 day	7 h behind	Compare Chaniá and New York
Los Angeles	14:17-1 day	10 h behind	Compare Chaniá and Los Angeles
Berlin	23:17-1 day	1 h behind	Compare Chaniá and Berlin
Dubai	02:17	2 h ahead	Compare Chaniá and Dubai
New Delhi	03:47	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Chaniá and New Delhi
Singapore	06:17	6 h ahead	Compare Chaniá and Singapore
Tokyo	07:17	7 h ahead	Compare Chaniá and Tokyo
Sydney	09:17	9 h ahead	Compare Chaniá and Sydney
Copenhagen	23:17-1 day	1 h behind	Compare Chaniá and Copenhagen

Sun in Chaniá today

Daylight

10h 25m today - 4h 9m less than the longest day and 0h 40m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Chaniá

City facts

Country: Greece
Region: Crete
Population: 53,910
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 35.5112°, 24.0292°

Public holidays in Greece

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 44 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 45 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 51 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan62027
Epiphany
Wednesday · in 56 days
National
Mar152027
Clean Monday
Monday · in 124 days
Nationallong weekend

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Cairomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Johannesburgmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Alexandriamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Cape Townmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Gizamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Durbanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lubumbashimatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lusakamatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

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Kalamata242 km · Same time
Glyfáda263 km · Same time
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Palaió Fáliro270 km · Same time
Agios Dimitrios271 km · Same time
Néa Smýrni272 km · Same time
Piraeus272 km · Same time
Istanbul747 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Cairo906 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Chaniá in?: Chaniá uses Europe/Athens: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Chaniá have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Chaniá and London?: Chaniá is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Chaniá from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Chaniá.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Chaniá in?: Chaniá is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Europe/Athens. Standard time is UTC+2.
02Does Chaniá use daylight saving time?: Yes. Chaniá changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Chaniá and UTC?: Chaniá is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time in Chaniá

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Clean Monday

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now