Time in Poland
Poland keeps one time: Central European Time, UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July. Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 3:00 AM on the last Sunday in October. Poland borders 7 countries and territories, including Russia, Germany, and Ukraine. Its capital is Warsaw.
- Population
- 37,978,548 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
- Total area
- 120,728 sq mi (312,685 km²)
- Currency
- Zloty (PLN)
- Languages
- Polish
- Calling code
- +48
- Driving side
- Right
- Country code (ISO)
- PL
- Coordinates (central point)
- 51.919920, 19.156272
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
Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, and Lublin all keep Central European Time, like the rest of Poland.
Daylight saving time in Poland
- Central European Time: Clocks go forward one hour at 2:00 AM on the last Sunday in March and back one hour at 3:00 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 Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| Lithuania | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | 1 hour ahead |
| Slovakia | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| Czechia | UTC+1 in January and UTC+2 in July | same time |
| Belarus | UTC+3 all year | 2 hours ahead in January, 1 hour ahead in July |
| Ukraine | UTC+2 in January and UTC+3 in July | 1 hour ahead |
| Russia | UTC+3 all year | 2 hours ahead in January, 1 hour ahead in July |
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.