Local Time in Cologne, Germany
23°C / 73°F · Mainly clear
Outside business hoursDaylight Saving Time activeDST ends Oct 25
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- IANA Zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Country
- Germany
- Continent
- Europe
Latest news in Cologne
- Investigating a 1,500-Year-Old Murder Mystery in Cologne, GermanyBritannica · 5d ago
- O. M. Ungers at 100The Architect’s Newspaper · 5d ago
- Drought in Cologne, Germanyeu-space.europa.eu · 6d ago
- German police say launching terror probe over attack on substationEuronews.com · 4d ago
- Germany warming to UniCredit on Commerzbank seen bolstering way for European bank dealsReuters · 2d ago
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Local Vibe
Cologne is the fourth-most populous city of Germany and the largest city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia with over 1.0 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 3.1 million people in the Cologne Bonn urban region. Cologne is also part of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. Centred on the left bank of the Rhine, Cologne is located on the River Rhine, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of the North Rhine-Westphalia state capital Düsseldorf and 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Bonn, the former capital of West Germany.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Cologne right now?
- The current time in Cologne, Germany is 03:15:26 PM (CEST), which is UTC+2.
- What time zone is Cologne in?
- Cologne uses the Europe/Berlin time zone (IANA identifier), currently abbreviated CEST, UTC+2.
- Does Cologne observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Cologne observes daylight saving time, and is currently in daylight saving time. The next change is on October 25, 2026.
- What is the UTC offset in Cologne?
- Cologne is currently UTC+2 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).