Current time in Ukraine
Local time in Ukraine
The time in Ukraine is 3 hours ahead of UTC and 8 hours ahead of Chicago. The current timezone in Ukraine is UTC+3. Ukraine is currently observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) also known as summer time. Daylight Saving Time in Ukraine ends at Oct. 25, 2025.
Details for the time in Ukraine
| Current time | 12:06 p.m.
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| IANA time zone | Europe/Kiev |
| Your time difference | 8 hours ahead of Chicago |
| UTC time difference | UTC+3 3 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.
| 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 |
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