Time Zones in Germany
Germany spans one time zone (UTC+1) among the 4 cities tracked on Live Time Map. All of them observe daylight saving time. See the live local time for each city below, or use the interactive map to compare any of them against your own location.
Germany facts
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- German
- Calling code
- +49
- Time zones on this site
- 1
Clock time and solar time in Germany
A country's clocks are a political choice, not an astronomical one, so they rarely line up with its own sun. Measured against local solar time, the clock in Frankfurt runs 25 minutes ahead of the sun, while in Berlin it runs 6 minutes ahead of the sun.
That is a spread of 19 minutes between the two ends of Germany's tracked cities, all of it the result of longitude rather than of the clock. The wider that gap, the more one shared office schedule means genuinely different amounts of morning light depending on where you are.
How much daylight changes through the year
Daylight is governed by latitude, not by the clock. Hamburg, at 53.6° north, gets 17 hours 3 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year and 7 hours 27 minutes on the shortest.
Munich, at 48.1° north, gets 16 hours 4 minutes of daylight on the longest day of the year and 8 hours 21 minutes on the shortest. So the annual swing between longest and shortest day is 9 hours 35 minutes in Hamburg against 7 hours 43 minutes in Munich, within the same country.
Cities in Germany
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Frequently asked questions
How many time zones does Germany have?
Germany uses a single time zone among the cities tracked here: UTC+1.
Does Germany observe daylight saving time?
Yes, the cities tracked here all observe daylight saving time.
Do clocks in Germany match the sun?
Clocks and the sun are not the same thing. In Frankfurt the clock runs 25 minutes ahead of local solar time, so midday on the clock is not the moment the sun is highest.
How much does daylight change through the year in Germany?
In Hamburg, the longest day of the year has 17 hours 3 minutes of daylight and the shortest has 7 hours 27 minutes.