Current time in Poland

Poland

12:47 a.m.
Oct. 16, 2024

Local time in Poland

The time in Poland is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 7 hours ahead of Chicago. The current timezone in Poland is Central European Summer Time (CEST). Poland is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Poland ends at Oct. 26, 2024.

Details for the time in Poland

Current time
12:47 a.m.
Time zone Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Standard timezone: Central European Time (CET)
IANA time zone Europe/Warsaw
Your time difference 7 hours ahead of Chicago
UTC time difference UTC+2
2 hours ahead of UTC

Poland Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Poland uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Poland.

DST started at March 30, 2024
Sets the clock forward 1 hour
DST is ending at Oct. 26, 2024
Sets the clock back 1 hour
Next DST starts at March 29, 2025
Sets the clock forward 1 hour

Poland

Poland uses Central European Time CET and Central European Sumer Time CEST. CET is UTC +0100 and CEST is UTC +0200. Poland's latitude and longitude is 52° 00' N and 20° 00' E . Therefore being one hour ahead UTC is very suitable for Poland. Considering its high latitude it is no surprise the country observes daylight savings time.

Important cities in Poland

The current time in some important cities in Poland is shown below.

Time in Poland