Switzerland
Time now in Zürich
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 08:28Time zone UTC +2
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
UTC offset
UTC +2
Daylight saving
In effect now
Population
420,217
Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
08:28
Day length
13h 59m
Coordinates
47.38, 8.53
Time difference from Zürich
Hours ahead (right) or behind (left) Zürich right now.
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About the time in Zürich
Sunrise today lands at 06:29 and sunset at 08:28 local time, giving 13h 59m of daylight. Those figures come from the city's own coordinates (47.38, 8.53) rather than a country-wide average, so they match what you would actually see from a window in Zürich.
Zürich runs on Europe/Zurich, 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.
The zone identifier Europe/Zurich is the value you want in code, calendars and travel systems. Abbreviations change with the season, but Europe/Zurich keeps pointing at Zurich time whatever the date, which is why every timestamp on this page is built from it.
Frequently asked questions about time in Zürich
- Is the clock on this page accurate?
- It is synchronised with our server rather than your device, then formatted for Europe/Zurich, so a drifting device clock does not affect what you see.
- How far ahead or behind UTC is Zürich?
- Zürich is UTC +2 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in Zürich in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in Zürich runs from 07:00–15:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is Zürich in?
- Zürich uses Europe/Zurich, currently UTC +2.
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