Ukraine
Time now in Kyiv
Sunrise 05:55Sunset 08:07Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Kyiv
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
2,952,301
Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
08:07
Day length
14h 13m
Coordinates
50.45, 30.52
Time difference from Kyiv
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Kyiv right now.
Kyiv on the map
About the time in Kyiv
Kyiv runs on Europe/Kyiv, 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 2,952,301 people live in Kyiv, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
Kyiv sits at latitude 50.45, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 14h 13m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in Kyiv
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Kyiv?
- Kyiv is UTC +3 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What time is it in Kyiv right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in Kyiv, updating every second from Europe/Kyiv (UTC +3).
- When do the sun rise and set in Kyiv today?
- Sunrise is at 05:55 and sunset at 08:07, giving 14h 13m of daylight.
- Which time zone is Kyiv in?
- Kyiv uses Europe/Kyiv, currently UTC +3.
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