United States
Time now in Cologne
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:25Sunset 08:10Time zone UTC −5
Time zone
America/Chicago
UTC offset
UTC −5
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
—
Sunrise
06:25
Sunset
08:10
Day length
13h 45m
Coordinates
44.77, -93.79
Time difference from Cologne
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Cologne right now.
Cologne on the map
About the time in Cologne
Cologne runs on America/Chicago, which puts the city UTC −5 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Cologne follows the civil time used across its region of United States; there is no separate local reckoning inside the city.
Cologne sits at latitude 44.77, in the mid-latitude band, so day length here swings noticeably between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 45m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Cologne
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Cologne?
- Cologne is UTC −5 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Cologne right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Cologne, updating every second from America/Chicago (UTC −5).
- When do the sun rise and set in Cologne today?
- Sunrise is at 06:25 and sunset at 08:10, giving 13h 45m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Cologne in?
- Cologne uses America/Chicago, currently UTC −5.
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