Time in Athens
Athens is currently on UTC+03:00 (Europe/Athens).
Athens observes daylight saving time. Clocks next go back on 25 Oct, moving from UTC+03:00 to UTC+02:00.
Athens is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles and 6 hours behind Tokyo.
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How Athens lines up with other cities
Each city below is one Athens keeps hours with — the current difference, how it shifts across the year, and where the working days overlap.
Los Angeles 10 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 9 hours, because Athens and Los Angeles change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 10-hour difference most people assume.
Chicago 8 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 8 hours ahead of Chicago for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 7 hours, because Athens and Chicago change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 8-hour difference most people assume.
San Francisco 10 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 10 hours ahead of San Francisco for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 9 hours, because Athens and San Francisco change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 10-hour difference most people assume.
New York 7 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 7 hours ahead of New York for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Athens and New York change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Seattle 10 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 10 hours ahead of Seattle for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 9 hours, because Athens and Seattle change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 10-hour difference most people assume.
Dallas 8 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 8 hours ahead of Dallas for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 7 hours, because Athens and Dallas change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 8-hour difference most people assume.
Denver 9 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 9 hours ahead of Denver for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 8 hours, because Athens and Denver change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 9-hour difference most people assume.
Houston 8 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 8 hours ahead of Houston for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 7 hours, because Athens and Houston change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 8-hour difference most people assume.
Toronto 7 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 7 hours ahead of Toronto for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Athens and Toronto change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Boston 7 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 7 hours ahead of Boston for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Athens and Boston change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Miami 7 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 7 hours ahead of Miami for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Athens and Miami change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Washington DC 7 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 7 hours ahead of Washington DC for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Athens and Washington DC change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Atlanta 7 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 7 hours ahead of Atlanta for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Athens and Atlanta change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Montreal 7 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 7 hours ahead of Montreal for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Athens and Montreal change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Anchorage 11 hours ahead dominant
Athens is 11 hours ahead of Anchorage for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 10 hours, because Athens and Anchorage change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 11-hour difference most people assume.
Mexico City 9 hours ahead split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Athens is 9 hours ahead of Mexico City. For the rest of the year Athens is 8 hours ahead of Mexico City, because Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time.
Honolulu 13 hours ahead split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Athens is 13 hours ahead of Honolulu. For the rest of the year Athens is 12 hours ahead of Honolulu, because Honolulu does not observe daylight saving time.
Phoenix 10 hours ahead split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Athens is 10 hours ahead of Phoenix. For the rest of the year Athens is 9 hours ahead of Phoenix, because Phoenix does not observe daylight saving time.
Tokyo 6 hours behind split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Athens is 6 hours behind Tokyo. For the rest of the year Athens is 7 hours behind Tokyo, because Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time.
Brisbane 7 hours behind split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Athens is 7 hours behind Brisbane. For the rest of the year Athens is 8 hours behind Brisbane, because Brisbane does not observe daylight saving time.
São Paulo 6 hours ahead split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Athens is 6 hours ahead of São Paulo. For the rest of the year Athens is 5 hours ahead of São Paulo, because São Paulo does not observe daylight saving time.