Current time in Köln, Germany
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Berlin
- UTC offset now
- UTC+02:00 CEST
- Abbreviation
- CET / CEST
- Daylight saving
- Forward the last Sunday in March at 02:00, back the last Sunday in October at 03:00.
Clocks go back one hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 (CEST → CET).
- Difference from you
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- Location
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · 50.93° N, 6.95° E
- Population
- 1,024,621
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Köln at about 12:32 standard time: the clock runs about 32 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:16 and 13:39 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:35 | 18:45 | 12h 10m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:17 | 21:50 | 16h 32m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:19 | 19:28 | 12h 09m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:32 | 16:28 | 7h 55m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:29–19:14 (11 h 46 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.