What time zone is Zug in?

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

Does Zug use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Zug and UTC?

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

Time in Zug

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 22:40

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

Current local time in Zug: 22:40 · 10 Nov 2026

Zug 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 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 Zug

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Zug
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	21:40	1 h behind	Compare Zug and London
New York	16:40	6 h behind	Compare Zug and New York
Los Angeles	13:40	9 h behind	Compare Zug and Los Angeles
Berlin	22:40	Same time	Compare Zug and Berlin
Dubai	01:40+1 day	3 h ahead	Compare Zug and Dubai
New Delhi	03:10+1 day	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Zug and New Delhi
Singapore	05:40+1 day	7 h ahead	Compare Zug and Singapore
Tokyo	06:40+1 day	8 h ahead	Compare Zug and Tokyo
Sydney	08:40+1 day	10 h ahead	Compare Zug and Sydney
Copenhagen	22:40	Same time	Compare Zug and Copenhagen

Sun in Zug today

Daylight

9h 35m today - 6h 21m less than the longest day and 1h 6m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Zug

City facts

Country: Switzerland
Region: Zug
Population: 30,542
Dialing code
Currency: CHF · Franc
Coordinates: 47.1724°, 8.5175°

Public holidays in Switzerland

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
Mar262027
Good Friday
Friday · in 136 days
Nationallong weekend
Mar282027
Easter Sunday
Sunday · in 138 days
National

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

Airports near Zug

Airports

ZRH
Zürich Airport
32 km north
Same local time
BRN
Bern Airport
82 km west
Same local time
ACH
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport
86 km north-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

Luzern21 km · Same time
Zürich22 km · Same time
Zürich (Kreis 11)28 km · Same time
Winterthur40 km · Same time
Sankt Gallen70 km · Same time
Konstanz73 km · Same time
Basel83 km · Same time
Bern85 km · Same time
London789 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Birmingham951 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Zug

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Sunday

Zürich Airport

Bern Airport

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now