Local Time in Zurich, Switzerland
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Outside business hoursDaylight Saving Time activeDST ends Oct 25
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- IANA Zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Country
- Switzerland
- Continent
- Europe
Latest news in Zurich
- ‘Wonderfully Swiss, slightly mad’: This IT guy swims to work while cleaning Zürich’s waterwaysEuronews.com · 14h ago
- AWS Summit Zurich 2026Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 4d ago
- ETH students visit Oracle Prime Tower, Zurich, Switzerland, to take a look at research, real-world technology, and life at Oracleblogs.oracle.com · 5d ago
- Swiss Life to cut up to 600 jobs by end-2028, half of them in SwitzerlandReuters · 4d ago
- Kissing apes, anti-splash urinals: This year's Ig Nobels showcase surprising scienceNPR · 2d ago
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Local Vibe
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. As of the end of 2024, the municipality had a population of 436,551, while the urban area was home to 1.45 million people (2020), and the Zurich metropolitan area had a total population of 2.1 million (2020). Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and Zurich's main railway station are the largest and busiest in the country.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Zurich right now?
- The current time in Zurich, Switzerland is 08:37:08 PM (CEST), which is UTC+2.
- What time zone is Zurich in?
- Zurich uses the Europe/Zurich time zone (IANA identifier), currently abbreviated CEST, UTC+2.
- Does Zurich observe daylight saving time?
- Yes. Zurich 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 Zurich?
- Zurich is currently UTC+2 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).