Slovakia
Time now in Košice
Sunrise 05:36Sunset 07:40Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Bratislava
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
225,044
Sunrise
05:36
Sunset
07:40
Day length
14h 05m
Coordinates
48.71, 21.26
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About the time in Košice
The zone identifier Europe/Bratislava is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Bratislava keeps pointing at Bratislava time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Košice runs on Europe/Bratislava, 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.
If you are coordinating from another country, the shortcut is the working window: a normal Košice day of 09:00–17:00 falls between 07:00–15:00 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.
Frequently asked questions about time in Košice
- Which time zone is Košice in?
- Košice uses Europe/Bratislava, currently UTC +2.
- What time is it in Košice right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Košice, updating every second from Europe/Bratislava (UTC +2).
- When do the sun rise and set in Košice today?
- Sunrise is at 05:36 and sunset at 07:40, giving 14h 05m of daylight.
- Does Košice change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
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