What time zone is Gifhorn in?

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

Does Gifhorn use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Gifhorn and UTC?

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

Time in Gifhorn

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 05:06

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

Current local time in Gifhorn: 05:06 · 11 Nov 2026

Gifhorn 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 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 Gifhorn

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Gifhorn
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	04:06	1 h behind	Compare Gifhorn and London
New York	23:06-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Gifhorn and New York
Los Angeles	20:06-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Gifhorn and Los Angeles
Berlin	05:06	Same time	Compare Gifhorn and Berlin
Dubai	08:06	3 h ahead	Compare Gifhorn and Dubai
New Delhi	09:36	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Gifhorn and New Delhi
Singapore	12:06	7 h ahead	Compare Gifhorn and Singapore
Tokyo	13:06	8 h ahead	Compare Gifhorn and Tokyo
Sydney	15:06	10 h ahead	Compare Gifhorn and Sydney
Copenhagen	05:06	Same time	Compare Gifhorn and Copenhagen

Sun in Gifhorn today

Daylight

8h 59m today - 7h 51m less than the longest day and 1h 19m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Gifhorn

City facts

Country: Germany
Region: Lower Saxony
Population: 43,000
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 52.4794°, 10.5522°

Public holidays in Germany

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
Mar292027
Easter Monday
Monday · in 138 days
Nationallong weekend

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

Airports near Gifhorn

Airports

HAJ
Hannover Airport
59 km west
Same local time
BWE
Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport
18 km south
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

Wolfsburg16 km · Same time
Braunschweig24 km · Same time
Wolfenbüttel35 km · Same time
Celle36 km · Same time
Salzgitter37 km · Same time
Hildesheim55 km · Same time
Langenhagen55 km · Same time
Hannover57 km · Same time
London738 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Minsk1142 km · 2 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Gifhorn

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Hannover Airport

Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now