Time in Dessau

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 01:44

Next DST change: 2027-03-29 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Dessau: · 11 Nov 2026

Dessau time zone

Time zone
CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 days

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Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Germany uses Central European Standard Time.

  • CET · UTC+1State of Berlin, Hamburg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Dessau

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Dessau
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London1 h behindCompare Dessau and London
New York-1 day6 h behindCompare Dessau and New York
Los Angeles-1 day9 h behindCompare Dessau and Los Angeles
BerlinSame timeCompare Dessau and Berlin
Dubai3 h aheadCompare Dessau and Dubai
New Delhi4 h 30 min aheadCompare Dessau and New Delhi
Singapore7 h aheadCompare Dessau and Singapore
Tokyo8 h aheadCompare Dessau and Tokyo
Sydney10 h aheadCompare Dessau and Sydney
CopenhagenSame timeCompare Dessau and Copenhagen

Sun in Dessau today

Daylight
07:239h 3m16:26

9h 3m today - 7h 39m less than the longest day and 1h 17m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Dessau

City facts
Country
Germany
Region
Saxony-Anhalt
Population
67,747
Dialing code
Currency
EUR · Euro
Coordinates
51.8386°, 12.2455°

Public holidays in Germany

Holidays

  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend

  2. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 45 days

    National

  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. Good Friday

    Friday · in 135 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Easter Monday

    Monday · in 138 days

    Nationallong weekend

National holidays shown; a matching regional calendar is not available.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Dessau in?
Dessau uses Europe/Berlin: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Dessau have daylight saving time?
28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Dessau and London?
Dessau is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Dessau from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Dessau.

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 Dessau in?
Dessau is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Berlin. Standard time is UTC+1.
02Does Dessau use daylight saving time?
Yes. Dessau changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Dessau and UTC?
Dessau is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.