What time zone is Wels in?

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

Does Wels use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Wels and UTC?

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

Time in Wels

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 00:59

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

Current local time in Wels: 00:59 · 11 Nov 2026

Wels 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 Austria uses Central European Standard Time.

CET · UTC+1Vienna, Styria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Tyrol and moreUses daylight saving time

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

Time difference from Wels

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Wels
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	23:59-1 day	1 h behind	Compare Wels and London
New York	18:59-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Wels and New York
Los Angeles	15:59-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Wels and Los Angeles
Berlin	00:59	Same time	Compare Wels and Berlin
Dubai	03:59	3 h ahead	Compare Wels and Dubai
New Delhi	05:29	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Wels and New Delhi
Singapore	07:59	7 h ahead	Compare Wels and Singapore
Tokyo	08:59	8 h ahead	Compare Wels and Tokyo
Sydney	10:59	10 h ahead	Compare Wels and Sydney
Copenhagen	00:59	Same time	Compare Wels and Copenhagen

Sun in Wels today

Daylight

9h 26m today - 6h 38m less than the longest day and 1h 6m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Wels

City facts

Country: Austria
Region: Upper Austria
Population: 16,857
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 48.1667°, 14.0333°

Public holidays in Austria

Holidays

Dec82026
Immaculate Conception
Tuesday · in 27 days
National
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

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

Airports near Wels

Airports

LNZ
Linz-Hörsching Airport
14 km north-east
Same local time
SZG
Salzburg Airport
87 km south-west
Same local time
JCL
České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport
92 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

Linz24 km · Same time
Passau63 km · Same time
Salzburg84 km · Same time
České Budějovice96 km · Same time
Landshut144 km · Same time
Rosenheim146 km · Same time
Graz162 km · Same time
Penzing166 km · Same time
Bucharest1015 km · 1 h ahead - different daylight saving rules
London1079 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Wels

Immaculate Conception

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Epiphany

Linz-Hörsching Airport

Salzburg Airport

České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now