What time zone is Zwickau in?

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

Does Zwickau use daylight saving time?

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

What is the time difference between Zwickau and UTC?

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

Time in Zwickau

Central European Standard Time (CET, UTC+1)

Current local time: 01:48

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

Current local time in Zwickau: 01:48 · 11 Nov 2026

Zwickau 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 Zwickau

Time difference

Current local times and work-hour overlap with Zwickau
City	Local time	Difference	Planner
London	00:48	1 h behind	Compare Zwickau and London
New York	19:48-1 day	6 h behind	Compare Zwickau and New York
Los Angeles	16:48-1 day	9 h behind	Compare Zwickau and Los Angeles
Berlin	01:48	Same time	Compare Zwickau and Berlin
Dubai	04:48	3 h ahead	Compare Zwickau and Dubai
New Delhi	06:18	4 h 30 min ahead	Compare Zwickau and New Delhi
Singapore	08:48	7 h ahead	Compare Zwickau and Singapore
Tokyo	09:48	8 h ahead	Compare Zwickau and Tokyo
Sydney	11:48	10 h ahead	Compare Zwickau and Sydney
Copenhagen	01:48	Same time	Compare Zwickau and Copenhagen

Sun in Zwickau today

Daylight

9h 11m today - 7h 19m less than the longest day and 1h 13m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Zwickau

City facts

Country: Germany
Region: Saxony
Population: 98,796
Dialing code
Currency: EUR · Euro
Coordinates: 50.7272°, 12.4884°

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 Zwickau

Airports

KLV
Karlovy Vary Airport
66 km south-east
Same local time
LEJ
Leipzig/Halle Airport
79 km north
Same local time
AOC
Leipzig-Altenburg Airport
28 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

Gera33 km · Same time
Chemnitz33 km · Same time
Plauen36 km · Same time
Jena67 km · Same time
Leipzig69 km · Same time
Most85 km · Same time
Weimar86 km · Same time
Halle (Saale)91 km · Same time
London884 km · 1 h behind - different daylight saving rules
Minsk1081 km · 2 h ahead - no DST

Common questions

Quick answers

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

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

Time in Zwickau

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day

Good Friday

Easter Monday

Karlovy Vary Airport

Leipzig/Halle Airport

Leipzig-Altenburg Airport

Same time zone rules

Same UTC offset right now