Updated Aug 2026

Current Time in , Switzerland

Check the current local time in , Switzerland. uses the Europe/Zurich time zone, with CET (UTC +1:00) during standard time and CEST (UTC +2:00) during daylight saving time.

Sunrise today

6:38 PM

Sunset today

8:19 AM

Day length

13h 41m

Population

Coordinates: 47.3769° N, 8.5417° E · Elevation: 408 m · Sun data calculated for today, August 27, 2026

, Switzerland — Live Clock

12:28:13 AM

CEST Live timezone

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Time Zone

Europe/Zurich

, Switzerland

Current zone: CEST

Source: IANA Time Zone Database

Standard Time

CET

UTC +1:00

Used outside daylight saving time

Daylight Time

CEST

UTC +2:00

Observed during daylight saving time

Next DST Change

Follows local rules

Exact upcoming date unavailable

This city’s business rhythm

Zurich — CET/CEST, Swiss banking capital

Zurich runs on CET (winter) or CEST (summer). SIX Swiss Exchange trading runs 9 AM - 5:30 PM CET. Business hours 8 AM - 5:30 PM. Zurich anchors Swiss financial services (UBS, Credit Suisse, Julius Baer, private banking cluster). The city's business culture is precise about start times — "9 AM" means 9 AM sharp.

Regional context

Timezones across Europe

Europe stretches across four main timezones — GMT/BST (UK, Ireland, Portugal), CET/CEST (most of continental Europe), EET/EEST (Greece, Finland, the Baltics), and MSK (Russia's westernmost cities). Most countries observe DST in unison — last Sunday of March to last Sunday of October — creating clean 1-hour steps between neighbouring zones. Icelandic and Russian cities are exceptions with no seasonal shift.

About Time: CET & CEST

Check the current local time in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich uses the Europe/Zurich time zone (CET, UTC+1) and observes daylight saving time (CEST, UTC+2) part of the year. Use this page to see the exact current time in Zurich and plan calls or meetings across time zones.