Time in Cologne, Germany 🇩🇪
The current local time in Cologne, Germany is shown below — the city is in the Europe/Berlin time zone (UTC +02:00 · CEST).
Cologne local time
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 CEST
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
50.94° N, 6.96° E
Population: 1,084,831
Time zone
IANA: Europe/Berlin
UTC offset: +02:00 · CEST · Central European Time
Country: Germany · ISO DE
Cologne right now
Time difference
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Daylight saving time
Cologne changes its clocks: UTC +01:00 in winter (standard time) and UTC +02:00 during daylight saving time.
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Sun today
Sunrise 07:41 · Sunset 19:01
Day length 11h 21m · twilight and monthly table →
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