What time zone is Soltau in?

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

Does Soltau use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Soltau and UTC?

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

Time in Soltau

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 01:59

Next DST change: 2027-03-29 - UTC+2.

Current local time in Soltau: 01:59 · 11 Nov 2026

Soltau time zone

Time zone

CET · UTC+1standard time

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

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Soltau
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	00:59	1 h behind	Compare Soltau and London
New York	19:59-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Soltau and New York
Los Angeles	16:59-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Soltau and Los Angeles
Berlin	01:59	Same time	Compare Soltau and Berlin
Dubai	04:59	3 h ahead	Compare Soltau and Dubai
New Delhi	06:29	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Soltau and New Delhi
Singapore	08:59	7 h ahead	Compare Soltau and Singapore
Tokyo	09:59	8 h ahead	Compare Soltau and Tokyo
Sydney	11:59	10 h ahead	Compare Soltau and Sydney
Copenhagen	01:59	Same time	Compare Soltau and Copenhagen

Sun in Soltau today

Daylight

8h 55m today - 8h 1m less than the longest day and 1h 21m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Soltau

City facts

Country: Germany
Region: Lower Saxony
Population: 21,945
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 52.9854°, 9.8398°

Public holidays in Germany

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

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

Airports near Soltau

Airports

HAJ
Hannover Airport
59 km south
Same local time
BRE
Bremen Airport
71 km west
Same local time
HAM
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport
72 km north
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

Celle43 km · Same time
Lüneburg48 km · Same time
Harburg54 km · Same time
Wilhelmsburg58 km · Same time
Langenhagen61 km · Same time
Bergedorf61 km · Same time
Altona63 km · Same time
Hamburg64 km · Same time
London697 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Minsk1175 km · 2 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Soltau

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Hannover Airport

Bremen Airport

Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now