Time in Cyprus

Cyprus keeps one time: Eastern European Time, UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 4:00 AM on the last Sunday in October. Its capital is Nicosia.

Cyprus and the countries around it
Eastern European TimeUTC+02:00 in January; UTC+03:00 in JulyNicosia, Limassol, and LarnacaAsia/Nicosia
Cyprus (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Population
1,189,265 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
Total area
3,571 sq mi (9,250 km²)
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Languages
Greek (Cyprus), Turkish (Cyprus), English
Calling code
+357
Driving side
Left
Country code (ISO)
CY
Coordinates (central point)
34.904894, 32.979947

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Calling code and largest cities: GeoNames; driving side: Wikidata.

Local time in the largest cities

Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta, Paphos, Kyrenia, Mórfou, and Protaras all keep Eastern European Time, like the rest of Cyprus.

Daylight saving time in Cyprus

The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.

Time zone names in Cyprus

All of Cyprus keeps Eastern European Time. The IANA time-zone database lists it under 2 names: Asia/Famagusta and Asia/Nicosia.

Check the time at a point

Clock rules and political boundaries use different sources. For a location near a line, check the precise point instead of choosing a clock from a country outline.

Find the time zone at your location or check and copy your coordinates.