Greece
Time now in Crete
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 08:03Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Athens
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
617,360
Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
08:03
Day length
13h 18m
Coordinates
35.16, 24.90
Time difference from Crete
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Crete right now.
Crete on the map
About the time in Crete
The zone identifier Europe/Athens is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Athens keeps pointing at Athens time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Crete runs on Europe/Athens, which puts the city UTC +3 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 617,360 people live in Crete, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Frequently asked questions about time in Crete
- When do the sun rise and set in Crete today?
- Sunrise is at 06:44 and sunset at 08:03, giving 13h 18m of daylight.
- What time is it in Crete right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Crete, updating every second from Europe/Athens (UTC +3).
- Does Crete change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- Which time zone is Crete in?
- Crete uses Europe/Athens, currently UTC +3.
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