Current Time North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Current time, date, time zones, time difference

Current time in Cologne

Dienstag
25.08.2026

Time zones in Cologne

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/Berlin

Time difference between Cologne and Germany

+/-0 Stunden

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

Time difference between Cologne and other places worldwide:

Daylight Saving Time in Cologne

In Cologne, 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).
Next change to standard time
Sunday, 25.10.2026
The clocks move back by 1 hour, from 03:00 to 02:00.
Next change to daylight saving time
Sunday, 28.03.2027
The clocks move forward by 1 hour, from 02:00 to 03:00.

Data sheet for Cologne

  • State: Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
  • Land: Flag of GermanyGermany
  • Population: 1.024.621 (Zensus 2022)
  • Area: 405 km²
  • Population desity: 2530 per km²
  • Latitude: 50.935173
  • Longitude: 6.953101
  • Elevation: 53 m
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Path of the sun in Cologne

Today (25.08.2026)

  • Dawn: 05:59 Uhr
  • Sunrise: 06:33 Uhr
  • Highest point of the sun: 13:34 Uhr
  • Sunset: 20:35 Uhr
  • Twilight: 21:08 Uhr

Tomorrow (26.08.2026)

  • Dawn: 06:01 Uhr
  • Sunrise: 06:34 Uhr
  • Highest point of the sun: 13:34 Uhr
  • Sunset: 20:33 Uhr
  • Twilight: 21:06 Uhr

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