What time zone is Protaras in?

Protaras is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Asia/Famagusta. Standard time is UTC+2.

Does Protaras use daylight saving time?

Yes. Protaras changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.

What is the time difference between Protaras and UTC?

Protaras is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time in Protaras

Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2, UTC+2)

Current local time: 21:44

Next DST change: 2027-03-28 - UTC+3.

Current local time in Protaras: 21:44 · 10 Nov 2026

Protaras time zone

Time zone

UTC+2 · UTC+2standard time

28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 138 days

Green shows daylight saving time. Dark marker: today.

All of Cyprus uses Eastern European Standard Time.

UTC+2 · UTC+2Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaka, Ammochostos, Pafos and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Protaras

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Protaras
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	19:44	2 h behind	Compare Protaras and London
New York	14:44	7 h behind	Compare Protaras and New York
Los Angeles	11:44	10 h behind	Compare Protaras and Los Angeles
Berlin	20:44	1 h behind	Compare Protaras and Berlin
Dubai	23:44	2 h ahead	Compare Protaras and Dubai
New Delhi	01:14+1 day	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Protaras and New Delhi
Singapore	03:44+1 day	6 h ahead	Compare Protaras and Singapore
Tokyo	04:44+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Protaras and Tokyo
Sydney	06:44+1 day	9 h ahead	Compare Protaras and Sydney
Copenhagen	20:44	1 h behind	Compare Protaras and Copenhagen

Sun in Protaras today

Daylight

10h 29m today - 4h 2m less than the longest day and 0h 41m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Protaras

City facts

Country: Cyprus
Region: Ammochostos
Population: 20,230
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 35.0125°, 34.0583°

Public holidays in Cyprus

Holidays

Dec252026
Christmas Day
Friday · in 45 days
Nationallong weekend
Dec262026
Boxing Day
Saturday · in 46 days
National
Jan12027
New Year’s Day
Friday · in 52 days
Nationallong weekend
Jan62027
Epiphany
Wednesday · in 57 days
National
Mar162027
Clean Monday
Tuesday · in 126 days
National

Airports near Protaras

Airports

LCA
Larnaca International Airport
42 km 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

Cairomatches until 28 Mar 2027
Johannesburgmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Alexandriamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Cape Townmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Gizamatches until 28 Mar 2027
Durbanmatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lubumbashimatches until 28 Mar 2027
Lusakamatches until 28 Mar 2027

Nearby cities

Nearby

Larnaca40 km · Same time
Nicosia67 km · Same time
Stróvolos68 km · Same time
Limassol100 km · Same time
Silifke152 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Anamur162 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Ţarţūs167 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Latakia168 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Cairo610 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules
Istanbul803 km · 1 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Protaras in?: Protaras uses Asia/Famagusta: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Protaras have daylight saving time?: 28 Mar 2027 - clocks go forward 1 h to UTC+3 (UTC+3) - in 138 days
03What is the time difference between Protaras and London?: Protaras is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Protaras from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Protaras.

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 Protaras in?: Protaras is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Asia/Famagusta. Standard time is UTC+2.
02Does Protaras use daylight saving time?: Yes. Protaras changes between UTC+2 and UTC+3 during the year.
03What is the time difference between Protaras and UTC?: Protaras is UTC+2 in standard time and UTC+3 during daylight saving time.

Time in Protaras

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Clean Monday

Larnaca International Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now