North Macedonia time now, live flip clock
North Macedonia sets its clocks to Central European Time, CET, UTC+1, for the winter. In summer they move to CEST, UTC+2. Above, a live clock shows North Macedonia's time to the second.
Time zone in North Macedonia
A single zone covers the whole country, going by the time zone database's country list. This page measures from Skopje, which the constitution names as the capital. Each row of the table below compares another place with Skopje.
- CET, UTC+1
- CEST, UTC+2
- Skopje
When the clocks change in North Macedonia
Clocks in North Macedonia change twice a year.
Sunday 28 March 2027
2:00 AMto3:00 AM
How many hours ahead or behind Skopje
On 25 October 2026, London is 1 hour behind Skopje.
| City | Difference from Skopje |
|---|---|
| London | 1 hour behind |
| Athens | 1 hour ahead |
| Sofia | 1 hour ahead |
| Istanbul | 2 hours ahead |
| Berlin | Same time |
| New York | 5 hours behind |
| Chicago | 6 hours behind |
| Sydney | 10 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads |
North Macedonia's time on the record
- Local time in the AIP
- CET
- North Macedonia's AIP is a bilingual aviation document, in Macedonian and English columns. Both columns state the country's local time. They name Central European Time for the winter period. They also give a summer time, which the clock above follows.
- Clock changes dating back to Yugoslavia
- CEST
- The time zone database notes when this zone took up what it calls EU rules. That switch, it says, covered all of Yugoslavia at the time. The database links Skopje's entry to the same zone. Today North Macedonia's clocks move forward and back in step with Berlin's and Rome's.
- A national time scale in the lab
- UTC (BoM)
- North Macedonia's metrology bureau, Биро за метрологија, has its own laboratory for time and frequency. Its main aim is to establish, keep and maintain the national unit of time. The lab's national standard is also the source of a national time scale, UTC (BoM). The bureau began sending that time over the internet with the Network Time Protocol. Computers can then set their clocks by the lab's reference clock.
Questions about time in North Macedonia
What time zone is North Macedonia in?
Winter in North Macedonia means Central European Time, CET, UTC+1, and summer means CEST, UTC+2. The time zone database places it in one zone with Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their clocks match in every month.
When do the clocks change in North Macedonia?
Summer time starts overnight into the last Sunday in March, as the clocks gain an hour. It ends overnight into the last Sunday in October, and the hour is handed back. This site takes both dates from the time zone database. This page found no official notice from North Macedonia that lists them.
Is North Macedonia on the same time as Greece?
No, Greece runs 1 hour ahead of North Macedonia in every season. Athens uses Eastern European Time, EET, UTC+2, outside the summer months. Greece and North Macedonia change their clocks at one shared moment each spring and autumn. Bulgaria's clocks match Greece's. A ten o'clock meeting in Skopje starts at eleven in Athens.
What is the time difference between North Macedonia and the UK?
London is 1 hour behind Skopje all year round. British clocks go forward and back on the same Sundays as North Macedonia's. So a one o'clock lunch in Skopje lines up with noon in London.
What is the time difference between North Macedonia and the US?
New York runs 6 hours behind Skopje outside a few weeks a year, and Chicago 7 hours behind Skopje. Both American cities spring forward weeks before Skopje. In autumn their change comes one week later. During those weeks, Skopje is one hour closer to each city.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| Europe/Belgrade | CET, UTC+1 | Yes |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 16 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.