What time zone is Kaiserslautern in?

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

Does Kaiserslautern use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Kaiserslautern and UTC?

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

Time in Kaiserslautern

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 04:56

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

Current local time in Kaiserslautern: 04:56 · 11 Nov 2026

Kaiserslautern 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 Kaiserslautern

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Kaiserslautern
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	03:56	1 h behind	Compare Kaiserslautern and London
New York	22:56-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Kaiserslautern and New York
Los Angeles	19:56-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Kaiserslautern and Los Angeles
Berlin	04:56	Same time	Compare Kaiserslautern and Berlin
Dubai	07:56	3 h ahead	Compare Kaiserslautern and Dubai
New Delhi	09:26	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Kaiserslautern and New Delhi
Singapore	11:56	7 h ahead	Compare Kaiserslautern and Singapore
Tokyo	12:56	8 h ahead	Compare Kaiserslautern and Tokyo
Sydney	14:56	10 h ahead	Compare Kaiserslautern and Sydney
Copenhagen	04:56	Same time	Compare Kaiserslautern and Copenhagen

Sun in Kaiserslautern today

Daylight

9h 19m today - 6h 58m less than the longest day and 1h 9m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Kaiserslautern

City facts

Country: Germany
Region: Rheinland-Pfalz
Population: 98,732
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 49.4430°, 7.7716°

Public holidays in Rheinland-Pfalz

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

Airports near Kaiserslautern

Airports

MHG
Mannheim-City Airport
54 km east
Same local time
SCN
Saarbrücken Airport
54 km south-west
Same local time
HHN
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
67 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

Neustadt an der Weinstraße29 km · Same time
Worms47 km · Same time
Ludwigshafen am Rhein49 km · Same time
Speyer50 km · Same time
Mannheim51 km · Same time
Saarbrücken60 km · Same time
Heidelberg67 km · Same time
Karlsruhe67 km · Same time
London604 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham756 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Kaiserslautern

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Mannheim-City Airport

Saarbrücken Airport

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now