Ostrava uses Europe/Prague — UTC+01:00 (CET) in standard time and UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. It is located in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Ostrava's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Ostrava uses UTC+01:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Ostrava is Europe/Prague. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 29 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 25 October 2026 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 28 March 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 31 October 2027 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 26 March 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 29 October 2028 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 25 March 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 28 October 2029 at 03:00 → 02:00
Prague, Brno, Plzeň, Liberec
Currency: Czech Koruna (CZK). Calling code: +420. Languages: Czech.
Ostrava (Czech pronunciation: [ˈostrava] ; Polish: Ostrawa, German: Ostrau) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 281,000 inhabitants. It lies near the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina.
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic in terms of both population and area, the second largest city in the region of Moravia, and the largest city in the historical land of Czech Silesia. It straddles the border of the two historic lands of Moravia and Silesia.
The wider conurbation — which also includes the towns of Bohumín, Havířov, Karviná, Orlová, Petřvald and Rychvald — is home to about 500,000 people, making it the largest urban area in the Czech Republic apart from the capital Prague.
Ostrava grew in importance due to its position at the heart of a major coalfield, becoming an important industrial engine of the Austrian empire. During the 20th century it was known as the "steel heart" of Czechoslovakia thanks to its status as a coal mining and metallurgical centre, but since the Velvet Revolution (the fall of communism in 1989) it has undergone radical...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Ostrava. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
280,853 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia.
Europe/Prague · UTC+01:00 (CET).
Observes DST.
Czech Koruna (CZK) · +420.
Kraków, Brno, Wrocław
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) about 19.7 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 16.1°C and lows 7.3°C. Warmest month: August (average high 27.6°C); coolest month: January (average low -3.0°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Region: Moravian-Silesian Region · IANA zone: Europe/Prague · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Ostrava. 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 Ostrava 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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