Ukraine
Time now in Kyiv
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Sunrise 06:00Sunset 07:58Time zone UTC +3
Time zone
Europe/Kyiv
UTC offset
UTC +3
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
108
Sunrise
06:00
Sunset
07:58
Day length
13h 58m
Coordinates
47.86, 31.02
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 108 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 47.86, in the temperate-north band, so day length here swings sharply between midwinter and midsummer — today's 13h 58m 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.
- Does Kyiv change its clocks for daylight saving?
- Yes, and it is in effect now. Clocks change again on 25 October 2026.
- 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).
- Which time zone is Kyiv in?
- Kyiv uses Europe/Kyiv, currently UTC +3.
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