What time zone is Rethymno in?

Rethymno is in Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2/UTC+3), Europe/Athens. Standard time is UTC+2.

Does Rethymno use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Rethymno and UTC?

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

Time in Rethymno

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

Current local time: 01:12

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

Current local time in Rethymno: 01:12 · 11 Nov 2026

Rethymno 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 Greece uses Eastern European Standard Time.

UTC+2 · UTC+2Attica, Central Macedonia, West Greece, Thessaly, Crete and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Rethymno

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Rethymno
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	23:12-1 day	2 h behind	Compare Rethymno and London
New York	18:12-1 day	7 h behind	Compare Rethymno and New York
Los Angeles	15:12-1 day	10 h behind	Compare Rethymno and Los Angeles
Berlin	00:12	1 h behind	Compare Rethymno and Berlin
Dubai	03:12	2 h ahead	Compare Rethymno and Dubai
New Delhi	04:42	3 h 30 min ahead	Compare Rethymno and New Delhi
Singapore	07:12	6 h ahead	Compare Rethymno and Singapore
Tokyo	08:12	7 h ahead	Compare Rethymno and Tokyo
Sydney	10:12	9 h ahead	Compare Rethymno and Sydney
Copenhagen	00:12	1 h behind	Compare Rethymno and Copenhagen

Sun in Rethymno today

Daylight

10h 26m today - 4h 7m less than the longest day and 0h 39m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Rethymno

City facts

Country: Greece
Region: Crete
Population: 32,468
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 35.3655°, 24.4823°

Public holidays in Greece

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
Jan62027
Epiphany
Wednesday · in 56 days
National
Mar152027
Clean Monday
Monday · in 124 days
Nationallong weekend

Airports near Rethymno

Airports

HER
Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport
63 km east
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

Chaniá44 km · Same time
Irákleion60 km · Same time
Kalamata283 km · Same time
Glyfáda285 km · Same time
Ilioúpoli292 km · Same time
Agios Dimitrios293 km · Same time
Palaió Fáliro293 km · Same time
Néa Smýrni295 km · Same time
Istanbul739 km · 1 h ahead - no DST
Cairo865 km · Same time - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

01What time zone is Rethymno in?: Rethymno uses Europe/Athens: UTC+2 (UTC+2).
02Does Rethymno 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 Rethymno and London?: Rethymno is 2 h ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Rethymno from New York?: A shared working-hours option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 16:00-17:00 in Rethymno.

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

Time in Rethymno

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Clean Monday

Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now