What time zone is Schaffhausen in?

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

Does Schaffhausen use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Schaffhausen and UTC?

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

Time in Schaffhausen

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 04:35

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

Current local time in Schaffhausen: 04:35 · 11 Nov 2026

Schaffhausen 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 Switzerland uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1Zurich, Geneva, Basel-City, Vaud, Bern and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Schaffhausen

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Schaffhausen
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	03:35	1 h behind	Compare Schaffhausen and London
New York	22:35-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Schaffhausen and New York
Los Angeles	19:35-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Schaffhausen and Los Angeles
Berlin	04:35	Same time	Compare Schaffhausen and Berlin
Dubai	07:35	3 h ahead	Compare Schaffhausen and Dubai
New Delhi	09:05	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Schaffhausen and New Delhi
Singapore	11:35	7 h ahead	Compare Schaffhausen and Singapore
Tokyo	12:35	8 h ahead	Compare Schaffhausen and Tokyo
Sydney	14:35	10 h ahead	Compare Schaffhausen and Sydney
Copenhagen	04:35	Same time	Compare Schaffhausen and Copenhagen

Sun in Schaffhausen today

Daylight

9h 29m today - 6h 31m less than the longest day and 1h 4m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Schaffhausen

City facts

Country: Switzerland
Region: Schaffhausen
Population: 36,587
Dialing code
Currency: CHF · Franc
Coordinates: 47.6973°, 8.6349°

Public holidays in Switzerland

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
Mar282027
Easter Sunday
Sunday · in 137 days
National

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

Airports near Schaffhausen

Airports

ZRH
Zürich Airport
27 km south
Same local time
FDH
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen
66 km east
Same local time
ACH
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport
73 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

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

Winterthur22 km · Same time
Zürich (Kreis 11)32 km · Same time
Zürich37 km · Same time
Konstanz41 km · Same time
Villingen-Schwenningen42 km · Same time
Friedrichshafen63 km · Same time
Sankt Gallen63 km · Same time
Freiburg67 km · Same time
London760 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham919 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Schaffhausen

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Sunday

Zürich Airport

Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now