Greece
Time now in Heraklion Regional Unit
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:45Sunset 07:58Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Athens
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
305,490
Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
07:58
Day length
13h 13m
Coordinates
35.33, 25.13
Time difference from Heraklion Regional Unit
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About the time in Heraklion Regional Unit
Sunrise today lands at 06:45 and sunset at 07:58 local time, giving 13h 13m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (35.33, 25.13) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Heraklion Regional Unit.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Heraklion Regional Unit day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 06:00–14:00 UTC. Convert your own hours into UTC once and you can tell at a glance whether someone there is likely to be at their desk.
Around 305,490 people live in Heraklion Regional Unit, 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 Heraklion Regional Unit
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Europe/Athens, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Heraklion Regional Unit?
- Heraklion Regional Unit is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Heraklion Regional Unit right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Heraklion Regional Unit, updating every second from Europe/Athens (UTC +3).
- Which time zone is Heraklion Regional Unit in?
- Heraklion Regional Unit uses Europe/Athens, currently UTC +3.
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