What time zone is Emmen in?

Emmen is in Central European Standard Time (CET/CEST), Europe/Zurich. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Emmen use daylight saving time?

Yes. Emmen changes between UTC+1 and UTC+2 during the year.

What is the time difference between Emmen and UTC?

Emmen is UTC+1 in standard time and UTC+2 during daylight saving time.

Time in Emmen

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 06:46

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Emmen: 06:46 · 11 Nov 2026

Emmen time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Switzerland uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1Zurich, Geneva, Basel-City, Vaud, Bern and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Emmen

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Emmen
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	05:46	1 h behind	Compare Emmen and London
New York	00:46	6 h behind	Compare Emmen and New York
Los Angeles	21:46-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Emmen and Los Angeles
Berlin	06:46	Same time	Compare Emmen and Berlin
Dubai	09:46	3 h ahead	Compare Emmen and Dubai
New Delhi	11:16	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Emmen and New Delhi
Singapore	13:46	7 h ahead	Compare Emmen and Singapore
Tokyo	14:46	8 h ahead	Compare Emmen and Tokyo
Sydney	16:46	10 h ahead	Compare Emmen and Sydney
Copenhagen	06:46	Same time	Compare Emmen and Copenhagen

Sun in Emmen today

Daylight

9h 32m today - 6h 22m less than the longest day and 1h 3m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Emmen

City facts

Country: Switzerland
Region: Lucerne
Population: 30,926
Dialing code
Currency: CHF · Franc
Coordinates: 47.0782°, 8.2733°

Public holidays in Switzerland

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
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 135 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar282027
Easter Sunday
Sunday · in 137 days
National

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

Airports near Emmen

Airports

ZRH
Zürich Airport
47 km north-east
Same local time
BRN
Bern Airport
62 km west
Same local time
BSL
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
81 km north-west
Same local time

Same time zone

Same time

Same time zone rules

Matching offsets and clock changes over the next year.

Same UTC offset right now

Kinshasamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lagosmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Kanomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Casablancamatches until 7 Feb 2027
Ibadanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Luandamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Abujamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Algiersmatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Zürich38 km · Same time
Zürich (Kreis 11)43 km · Same time
Winterthur58 km · Same time
Bern64 km · Same time
Basel75 km · Same time
Biel/Bienne78 km · Same time
Sankt Gallen92 km · Same time
Konstanz94 km · Same time
London783 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham944 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Emmen in?: Emmen uses Europe/Zurich: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Emmen have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to CEST (UTC+2) - in 137 days
03What is the time difference between Emmen and London?: Emmen is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Emmen from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Emmen.

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

Time in Emmen

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Sunday

Zürich Airport

Bern Airport

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now