Time in Greece
Greece 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. Greece borders Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania, and North Macedonia. Its capital is Athens.
- Population
- 10,727,668 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 50,942 sq mi (131,940 km²)
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- Greek (Greece), English, French
- Calling code
- +30
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- GR
- Coordinates (central point)
- 39.070319, 21.952676
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
Athens, Thessaloníki, Pátra, Lárisa, Irákleion, Volos, Ioánnina, and Tríkala all keep Eastern European Time, like the rest of Greece.
Daylight saving time in Greece
- Eastern European Time: 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.
The clock above shows its next change. Governments can change these rules; the clocks follow the IANA time-zone database.
Time in neighboring countries
| Country | Local time now | Difference from Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | 1 hour behind |
| North Macedonia | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | 1 hour behind |
| Turkey | UTC+3 all year | 1 hour ahead in January, same time in July |
| Bulgaria | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | same time |
Each country’s time is its capital’s clock, or its largest city’s. A country with several time zones has other times too.
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.
Areas that only touch the edge
These areas meet this one only along a sliver. Most places here are not in them; for a spot near the line, check it with the time-zone finder.