§ 01CH · Europe
Zürich
Switzerland
Zürich sits in Central European Time. The SIX Swiss Exchange opens at 09:00. Switzerland is famously punctual — being five minutes early is on time, on time is late. Working days start early; many offices begin at 08:00 and break promptly at 12:00.
Zürich · 1 Hz pulse
§ 02Day & business hours
Solar arc · UTC9h 56m of light
Sunrise
06:11 UTC
Solar noon
11:09 UTC
Sunset
16:07 UTC
Computed via NOAA solar equations for today's date. Local clock times shown below convert the UTC arc into Europe/Zurich.
Local solar times
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Solar noon
- 12:09
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 9h 56m
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
+7°C
Cloudy
Feels like
4°
Wind
12 km/h NE
Humidity
74%
Pressure
1,022 mb
UV index · 1Visibility · 26 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 Standard Time (GMT+1)
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- IANA identifier
- Europe/Zurich
- 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−8 h
Dubai−3 h
Singapore−7 h
Sydney−10 h
Hours are Zürich's current offset relative to each city, daylight saving included.
§ 06Frequently asked
- What time zone is Zürich in?
- Zürich is in the Central European Standard Time zone (GMT+1), currently UTC+01:00.
- Does Zürich observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. In 2026, clocks go forward around March 29 and back around October 25.
- What is Zürich's UTC offset right now?
- Zürich is currently UTC+01:00 (GMT+1).
- What is the time difference between Zürich and London?
- Zürich is 1 hour ahead of London right now.
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