Current time in Switzerland
Local time in Switzerland
The time in Switzerland is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 6 hours ahead of Ashburn. There is daylightsaving in effect at the moment.
Details for the time in Switzerland
| Current time |
10:09 a.m.
|
| Daylight saving time | 1 hour |
| Timezone | Central European Summer Time (CEST) |
| Olson timezone name | Europe/Zurich |
| Time difference | 6 hours ahead of Ashburn |
| 2 hours ahead of UTC |
Switzerland Daylight Saving time (DST)
Switzerland uses Daylight Savings time. In the table below you can find out when DST begins and when DST ends in Switzerland.
| DST Started 2020 | March 29, 2020 Forward 1 hour |
| DST Ends 2020 | Oct. 25, 2020 Backward 1 hour |
| Next DST Start 2121 | March 28, 2021 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.