Current time in Zürich, Switzerland
Central European Time
UTC+02:00- Time zone
- Central European Time · Europe/Zurich
- 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
- —
- Location
- Switzerland · 47.37° N, 8.55° E
- Population
- 415,367
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Zürich at about 12:26 standard time: the clock runs about 26 min ahead of the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 12:09 and 13:32 on the local clock, including the hour added by daylight saving time.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 06:29 | 18:38 | 12h 09m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:29 | 21:26 | 15h 57m |
| September equinox (Sep 23) | 07:13 | 19:21 | 12h 08m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 08:10 | 16:37 | 8h 27m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 07:21–19:09 (11 h 48 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.