Time in Copenhagen
Copenhagen is currently on UTC+02:00 (Europe/Copenhagen).
Copenhagen observes daylight saving time. Clocks next go back on 25 Oct, moving from UTC+02:00 to UTC+01:00.
Copenhagen is 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles and 8 hours behind Sydney.
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How Copenhagen lines up with other cities
Each city below is one Copenhagen keeps hours with — the current difference, how it shifts across the year, and where the working days overlap.
Los Angeles 9 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 9 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 8 hours, because Copenhagen and Los Angeles change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 9-hour difference most people assume.
San Francisco 9 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 9 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 8 hours, because Copenhagen and San Francisco change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 9-hour difference most people assume.
Seattle 9 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 9 hours ahead of Seattle for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 8 hours, because Copenhagen and Seattle change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 9-hour difference most people assume.
Denver 8 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 8 hours ahead of Denver for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 7 hours, because Copenhagen and Denver change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 8-hour difference most people assume.
Chicago 7 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 7 hours ahead of Chicago for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Copenhagen and Chicago change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
New York 6 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 6 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 5 hours, because Copenhagen and New York change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Dallas 7 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 7 hours ahead of Dallas for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Copenhagen and Dallas change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Houston 7 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 7 hours ahead of Houston for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 6 hours, because Copenhagen and Houston change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 7-hour difference most people assume.
Toronto 6 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 6 hours ahead of Toronto for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Copenhagen and Toronto change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Boston 6 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 6 hours ahead of Boston for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Copenhagen and Boston change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Miami 6 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 6 hours ahead of Miami for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Copenhagen and Miami change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Washington DC 6 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 6 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 5 hours, because Copenhagen and Washington DC change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Anchorage 10 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 10 hours ahead of Anchorage for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 9 hours, because Copenhagen and Anchorage change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 10-hour difference most people assume.
Atlanta 6 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 6 hours ahead of Atlanta for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Copenhagen and Atlanta change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Montreal 6 hours ahead dominant
Copenhagen is 6 hours ahead of Montreal for most of the year. For 28 days — 8 Mar – 28 Mar; 25 Oct – 31 Oct — the difference narrows to 5 hours, because Copenhagen and Montreal change their clocks on different dates.
28 of 365 days are not the 6-hour difference most people assume.
Sydney 8 hours behind split
The difference between Copenhagen and Sydney changes 4 times a year, ranging between 8 and 10 hours behind. Copenhagen and Sydney observe daylight saving in opposite halves of the year.
Melbourne 8 hours behind split
The difference between Copenhagen and Melbourne changes 4 times a year, ranging between 8 and 10 hours behind. Copenhagen and Melbourne observe daylight saving in opposite halves of the year.
Mexico City 8 hours ahead split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Copenhagen is 8 hours ahead of Mexico City. For the rest of the year Copenhagen is 7 hours ahead of Mexico City, because Mexico City does not observe daylight saving time.
Tokyo 7 hours behind split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Copenhagen is 7 hours behind Tokyo. For the rest of the year Copenhagen is 8 hours behind Tokyo, because Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time.
Brisbane 8 hours behind split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Copenhagen is 8 hours behind Brisbane. For the rest of the year Copenhagen is 9 hours behind Brisbane, because Brisbane does not observe daylight saving time.
Honolulu 12 hours ahead split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Copenhagen is 12 hours ahead of Honolulu. For the rest of the year Copenhagen is 11 hours ahead of Honolulu, because Honolulu does not observe daylight saving time.
Phoenix 9 hours ahead split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Copenhagen is 9 hours ahead of Phoenix. For the rest of the year Copenhagen is 8 hours ahead of Phoenix, because Phoenix does not observe daylight saving time.
Seoul 7 hours behind split
From 29 Mar to 24 Oct, Copenhagen is 7 hours behind Seoul. For the rest of the year Copenhagen is 8 hours behind Seoul, because Seoul does not observe daylight saving time.