§ 01DE · Europe
Frankfurt
Germany
Frankfurt anchors the European Central Bank and the Deutsche Börse; its time is the heartbeat of euro-area policy. Central European Time becomes CEST during DST. Xetra trading opens at 09:00. Punctuality is a baseline expectation in German business meetings.
Frankfurt · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC12h 16m of light
Sunrise
05:09 UTC
Solar noon
11:17 UTC
Sunset
17:26 UTC
Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into Europe/Berlin.
Local solar times
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Solar noon
- 13:17
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Day length
- 12h 16m
Conventional business hours
08:00—17:00
Approximate local convention; individual organisations vary significantly.
§ 03Conditions · live
Current
weather.
Live reading from Apple Weather, cached one hour at the edge. Temperature in °C, wind in km/h.
Conditions · liveDaylight
+18°C
Mostly clear
Feels like
19°
Wind
10 km/h NNE
Humidity
52%
Pressure
1,029 mb
UV index · 4Visibility · 28 km
Weather · Apple Weather§ 04Time zone & daylight saving
The facts, computed.
Read live from the IANA time-zone database — never hand-typed, so it can't go stale.
- Time zone
- Central European Summer Time (GMT+2)
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- IANA identifier
- Europe/Berlin
- Daylight saving (2026)
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 29 and back around October 25.
§ 05Time difference from major cities
London+1 h
New York+6 h
Tokyo−7 h
Dubai−2 h
Singapore−6 h
Sydney−8 h
Hours are Frankfurt's current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.
§ 06Frequently asked
- What time zone is Frankfurt in?
- Frankfurt is in the Central European Summer Time zone (GMT+2), currently UTC+02:00.
- Does Frankfurt observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 29 and back around October 25.
- What is Frankfurt's UTC offset right now?
- Frankfurt is currently UTC+02:00 (GMT+2).
- What is the time difference between Frankfurt and London?
- Frankfurt is 1 hour ahead of London right now.
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