Time in Gießen

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 22:44

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

Current local time in Gießen: · 10 Nov 2026

Gießen 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 Gießen

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Gießen
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London1 h behindCompare Gießen and London
New York6 h behindCompare Gießen and New York
Los Angeles9 h behindCompare Gießen and Los Angeles
BerlinSame timeCompare Gießen and Berlin
Dubai+1 day3 h aheadCompare Gießen and Dubai
New Delhi+1 day4 h 30 min aheadCompare Gießen and New Delhi
Singapore+1 day7 h aheadCompare Gießen and Singapore
Tokyo+1 day8 h aheadCompare Gießen and Tokyo
Sydney+1 day10 h aheadCompare Gießen and Sydney
CopenhagenSame timeCompare Gießen and Copenhagen

Sun in Gießen today

Daylight
07:319h 15m16:46

9h 15m today - 7h 14m less than the longest day and 1h 16m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Gießen

City facts
Country
Germany
Region
Hesse
Population
89,179
Dialing code
Currency
EUR · Euro
Coordinates
50.5873°, 8.6755°

Public holidays in Germany

Holidays

  1. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 45 days

    Nationallong weekend

  2. Boxing Day

    Saturday · in 46 days

    National

  3. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 52 days

    Nationallong weekend

  4. Good Friday

    Friday · in 136 days

    Nationallong weekend

  5. Easter Monday

    Monday · in 139 days

    Nationallong weekend

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

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Gießen in?
Gießen uses Europe/Berlin: CET (UTC+1).
02Does Gießen 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 Gießen and London?
Gießen is 1 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Gießen from New York?
A shared working-hours option: 10:00-11:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Gießen.

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