Current time in Ukraine

Ukraine

7:51 p.m.
Dec. 12, 2024

Local time in Ukraine

The time in Ukraine is 2 hours ahead of UTC and 8 hours ahead of Chicago. The current timezone in Ukraine is UTC+2. Ukraine is currently observing Standard Time (DST) also known as winter time. Daylight Saving Time in Ukraine starts at March 29, 2025.

Details for the time in Ukraine

Current time
7:51 p.m.
IANA time zone Europe/Kiev
Your time difference 8 hours ahead of Chicago
UTC time difference UTC+2
2 hours ahead of UTC

Ukraine Daylight Saving Time (DST)

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

Last DST ended at Oct. 26, 2024
Sets the clock back 1 hour
Next DST starts at March 29, 2025
Sets the clock forward 1 hour
DST is ending at Oct. 25, 2025
Sets the clock back 1 hour

Ukraine

Ukraine uses Eastern European Time EET and Eastern European Summer time EEST. EET is UTC + 0200 and EEST is UTC +0300. Ukraine's latitude and longitude is 49° 00 N and 32° 00' E. Therefore being two hours ahead of UTC is very suitable for Ukraine. The country is quite, it takes the sun about an hour to “travel” from the east to the west. Considering its high latitude it’s no surprise Ukraine observes daylight savings time.

Important cities in Ukraine

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

Time in Ukraine