Time Zone Information
Köln, Germany
Current Time
22:17:55
Friday, October 30, 2026 local time in Köln
Köln, Germany uses the Europe/Berlin time zone, currently UTC+1.
Clocks here switch twice a year — one hour forward in spring, one hour back in autumn — so the gap to other zones changes by an hour for part of the year. Check the offset above before booking an international call or a flight connection.
Time zone names come from the IANA tz database, the same source operating systems use, so the offset shown matches what your calendar will apply to a meeting in Köln.
Time Zone
| City | Köln |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Time Zone (IANA) | Europe/Berlin |
| UTC Offset | UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | 50.9333300, 6.9500000 |
| Population | 1,024,621 |
Daylight Saving Time (DST)
DST Observed Köln observes daylight saving time. The UTC offset changes when DST starts and ends; the offset shown above already reflects the current DST status.
Related Cities in Europe/Berlin
| City | Country | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin | Germany | 3,426,354 |
| Hamburg | Germany | 1,973,896 |
| Munich | Germany | 1,505,005 |
| Frankfurt am Main | Germany | 650,000 |
| Düsseldorf | Germany | 618,685 |
| Stuttgart | Germany | 612,663 |
| Essen | Germany | 593,085 |
| Dortmund | Germany | 588,462 |
| Dresden | Germany | 564,904 |
| Bremen | Germany | 546,501 |