Current time in Switzerland
Local time in Switzerland
The time in Switzerland is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 7 hours ahead of Chicago. The current timezone in Switzerland is Central European Summer Time (CEST). Switzerland is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Switzerland ends at Oct. 25, 2025.
Details for the time in Switzerland
| Current time | 10:08 p.m.
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| Time zone |
Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Standard timezone: Central European Time (CET) |
| IANA time zone | Europe/Zurich |
| Your time difference | 7 hours ahead of Chicago |
| UTC time difference | UTC+2 2 hours ahead of UTC |
Switzerland Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Switzerland uses Daylight Saving Time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Switzerland.
| DST started at |
March 29, 2025 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
| DST is ending at |
Oct. 25, 2025 Sets the clock back 1 hour |
| Next DST starts at |
March 28, 2026 Sets the clock forward 1 hour |
Switzerland
Switzerland uses Central European Time CET and Central European Sumer Time CEST. CET is UTC +0100 and CEST is UTC +0200. Switzerland's latitude and longitude is 47° 00' N and 8° 00' E. Geographically UTC +0030 would be perfect for Switzerland. However, UTC +0100 isn’t far off. Considering its high latitude the use of daylight savings time in Switzerland is not surprising.
Important cities in Switzerland
The current time in some important cities in Switzerland is shown below.
Time in Switzerland