Current time in Denmark, time zones and time difference

Current time in Denmark

23:42:46
DST

Mittwoch

24.06.2026

Time zones in Denmark

Standard time: Central European Time CET
Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST
Universal Time Code: UTC+01:00
Time zone in PHP (IANA time zone identifier / TZ ID): Europe/Copenhagen

Time difference between Denmark and Germany

+/-0 Stunden

The current time difference between Denmark and Germany is +/-0 Stunden.

Time difference between Denmark and other places worldwide:

Daylight Saving Time in Denmark

In Denmark, clocks are set to daylight saving time during the summer months. The time zone then in effect is Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00).

Standard time: Central European Time CET (UTC+01:00)
Daylight saving time: Central European Summer Time CEST (UTC+02:00)

Information about Denmark

Denmark is located in a single time zone. This time zone is called Central European Time CET. Denmark is therefore in the same time zone as Germany.

However, Denmark also includes several autonomous islands, including the Faroe Islands and Greenland, where a total of four additional time zones apply:

Thule Air Base in Greenland – UTC−04:00
Most of Greenland, including the capital Nuuk and the inhabited southern and western coasts – UTC−03:00
Ittoqqortoormiit and the surrounding area in Tunu/Østgrønland (East Greenland) – UTC−01:00
Danmarkshavn Weather Station and the surrounding area in Tunu/Østgrønland (East Greenland) – UTC±0
Faroe Islands – UTCMidtjylland