Athens uses Europe/Athens — UTC+02:00 (EET) in standard time and UTC+03:00 (EEST) during daylight saving time. It is located in Attica, Greece. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Athens's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Athens uses UTC+02:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC+03:00 (EEST) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Athens is Europe/Athens. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 29 March 2026 at 03:00 → 04:00
Fall back: 25 October 2026 at 04:00 → 03:00
Spring forward: 28 March 2027 at 03:00 → 04:00
Fall back: 31 October 2027 at 04:00 → 03:00
Spring forward: 26 March 2028 at 03:00 → 04:00
Fall back: 29 October 2028 at 04:00 → 03:00
Spring forward: 25 March 2029 at 03:00 → 04:00
Fall back: 28 October 2029 at 04:00 → 03:00
Thessaloniki, Patras, Larissa, Heraklion
Currency: Euro (EUR). Calling code: +30. Languages: Greek.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU).
The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 in 2021, within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 square kilometres (15.04 square miles). Athens joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016.
Athens is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. According to Greek mythology, the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, but modern scholars generally agree that the goddess took her name after the city.
Classical Athens was one of the most powerful city-states in ancient Greece. It was a centre for Ancient Greek democracy, the arts, education and philosophy, and was highly...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Athens. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
664,046 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Attica, Greece.
Europe/Athens · UTC+02:00 (EET).
Observes DST.
Euro (EUR) · +30.
Patras, Larissa, Thessaloniki
Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) about 19.7 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 23.8°C and lows 14.9°C. Warmest month: July (average high 35.4°C); coolest month: January (average low 6.2°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Athens is the financial capital of Greece. According to data from 2014, Athens as a metropolitan economic area produced US$130 billion as GDP in PPP, which consists of nearly half of the production for the whole country. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Attica · IANA zone: Europe/Athens · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Athens. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Athens and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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