What time zone is Gjirokastër in?

Gjirokastër is in Central European Standard Time (UTC+1/UTC+2), Europe/Tirane. Standard time is UTC+1.

Does Gjirokastër use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Gjirokastër and UTC?

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

Time in Gjirokastër

Central European Standard Time (UTC+1, UTC+1)

Current local time: 21:23

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

Current local time in Gjirokastër: 21:23 · 10 Nov 2026

Gjirokastër time zone

Time zone

UTC+1 · UTC+1standard time

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

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Albania uses Central European Standard Time.

UTC+1 · UTC+1Tirana, Durrës County, Vlorë County, Elbasan County, Shkodër County and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Gjirokastër

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Gjirokastër
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	20:23	1 h behind	Compare Gjirokastër and London
New York	15:23	6 h behind	Compare Gjirokastër and New York
Los Angeles	12:23	9 h behind	Compare Gjirokastër and Los Angeles
Berlin	21:23	Same time	Compare Gjirokastër and Berlin
Dubai	00:23+1 day	3 h ahead	Compare Gjirokastër and Dubai
New Delhi	01:53+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Gjirokastër and New Delhi
Singapore	04:23+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Gjirokastër and Singapore
Tokyo	05:23+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Gjirokastër and Tokyo
Sydney	07:23+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Gjirokastër and Sydney
Copenhagen	21:23	Same time	Compare Gjirokastër and Copenhagen

Sun in Gjirokastër today

Daylight

10h 9m today - 4h 53m less than the longest day and 0h 49m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Gjirokastër

City facts

Country: Albania
Region: Gjirokastër County
Population: 23,437
Dialing code
Currency: ALL · Lek
Coordinates: 40.0758°, 20.1389°

Public holidays in Albania

Holidays

Nov282026
Independence Day
Saturday · in 18 days
National
Nov292026
Liberation Day
Sunday · in 19 days
National
Nov302026
Independence Day (substitute day)
Monday · in 20 days
Nationallong weekend
Nov302026
Liberation Day (substitute day)
Monday · in 20 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec82026
Youth Day
Tuesday · in 28 days
National

Airports near Gjirokastër

Airports

CFU
Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport
56 km south
1 h ahead

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

Vlorë71 km · Same time
Berat72 km · Same time
Ioánnina76 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
Korçë81 km · Same time
Fier-Çifçi86 km · Same time
Fier87 km · Same time
Lushnjë103 km · Same time
Elbasan115 km · Same time
Istanbul751 km · 2 h ahead - no DST
Ankara1082 km · 2 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Gjirokastër

Independence Day

Liberation Day

Independence Day (substitute day)

Liberation Day (substitute day)

Youth Day

Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now