Europe/Athens • live clock
Current time in Athens, Greece
Athens, Greece keeps Eastern European Time: EET (UTC+2) in standard time and EEST (UTC+3) during its seasonal adjustment. The clock shows whichever rule is in force. The live clock is synchronized with Digital Clock Online’s server after the page loads.
Synchronizing with server time.
Europe/Athens at a glance
- IANA time zone
- Europe/Athens
- Time-zone name
- Eastern European Time (EET)
- Standard offset
- UTC+2
- Seasonal offset
- UTC+3 (EEST)
- Daylight saving
- Observed; exact dates below
- Used in
- Greece
When clocks change in Athens, Greece
These scheduled changes cover 2026 and 2027. Each row gives the exact UTC instant, direction and resulting offset.
| UTC instant | Change | Resulting time |
|---|---|---|
| March 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | EEST (UTC+3) |
| October 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | EET (UTC+2) |
| March 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move forward 1 hour | EEST (UTC+3) |
| October 31, 2027 at 1:00 AM UTC | Clocks move back 1 hour | EET (UTC+2) |
Places that use Europe/Athens
Europe/Athens covers Athens, Thessaloníki, Pátra, Piraeus. Its country relationships are Greece.
Time difference between Athens, Greece and other cities
| City | Time zone | Difference from Athens |
|---|---|---|
| London | Europe/London | 2 hours behind |
| New York | America/New_York | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles | America/Los_Angeles | 10 hours behind |
| Dubai | Asia/Dubai | 2 hours ahead |
| Singapore | Asia/Singapore | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo | Asia/Tokyo | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney | Australia/Sydney | 8 hours ahead |
| Your time zone | Detected after this page loads | Calculating your current difference |
Reference-city differences use standard offsets. Where either place changes clocks seasonally, the gap can change during the year.
Zones on the same standard time as Athens, Greece
These zones share UTC+2 as their standard offset. Seasonal rules can make their live clocks differ during part of the year.