Denmark
Time now in Copenhagen
Sunrise 05:53Sunset 08:33Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Copenhagen
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
1,153,615
Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
08:33
Day length
14h 40m
Coordinates
55.68, 12.57
Time difference from Copenhagen
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Copenhagen right now.
Copenhagen on the map
About the time in Copenhagen
Copenhagen runs on Europe/Copenhagen, which puts the city UTC +2 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.
Around 1,153,615 people live in Copenhagen, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
The zone identifier Europe/Copenhagen is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Copenhagen keeps pointing at Copenhagen time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Copenhagen
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Copenhagen?
- Copenhagen is UTC +2 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- Does Copenhagen change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- What are normal business hours in Copenhagen in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Copenhagen runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- What time is it in Copenhagen right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Copenhagen, updating every second from Europe/Copenhagen (UTC +2).
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