Current time in Ukraine, time zones and time difference

Current time in Ukraine

04:21:10
DST

Samstag

15.08.2026

Time zones in Ukraine

Standard time: Eastern European Time EET
Universal Time Code: UTC+02:00
Time zone in PHP (IANA time zone identifier / TZ ID): Europe/Kyiv

Time difference between Ukraine and Germany

+1 Stunden

The current time difference between Ukraine and Germany is +1 Stunden.

Time difference between Ukraine and other places worldwide:

Daylight Saving Time in Ukraine

In Ukraine, there is no daylight saving time during the summer months—the clocks are not changed. The Eastern European Time EET (UTC+02:00) applies year-round..

Standard time: Eastern European Time EET (UTC+02:00)

Next change to standard time: Sunday, 25.10.2026
The clocks move back by 1 hour, from 04:00 to 03:00.
Next change to daylight saving time: Sunday, 28.03.2027
The clocks move forward by 1 hour, from 03:00 to 04:00.

Eastern European Time (EET) is actually observed nationwide in Ukraine. However, following Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of Crimea in 2014, there has been a special situation, at least with regard to Crimea: Russia introduced Moscow Standard Time (UTC+3) there. As a result, there was temporarily a de facto one-hour time difference between Crimea and the rest of Ukraine during the summer months. However, since the abolition of daylight saving time in Ukraine, this difference is, to my knowledge, no longer noticeable.