Greece Time Now

What is the Greece time now?

Current timezone:
Current offset: UTC/GMT +03:00
Observe DST: Yes

DST starts on: Sunday, March 29, 2026

DST ends on: Sunday, October 25, 2026

Athens, Greece is 10 hours ahead of local time Los Angeles, United States.

Is it EET or EEST?

European Summer Time begins in the Europe on the last Sunday of March and concludes on the last Sunday of October. This is due to the fact that during the warmer months, clocks are advanced so that darkness falls later.

Timezone Abbreviations

EET - Eastern European Time (UTC +3),
EEST - Eastern European Summer Time (UTC +2)

Greece map

Image source: Tripsavvy

Key Cities in Greece with the same time

Athens, Ioannina, Patras, Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Iráklion.

The IANA time zone identifier for Greece is Europe/Athens.

Greece Overview

  • Official Name: Hellenic Republic
  • Continent: Europe
  • Region: Southern Europe
  • Area: 131,957 km²
  • Capital: Athens
  • Largest City: Athens
  • Borders: Albania (northwest), North Macedonia (north), Bulgaria (north), Turkey (northeast); Aegean Sea (east), Ionian Sea (west), Mediterranean Sea (south)
  • Official Language: Greek
  • Currency: Euro (EUR)
  • Calling code: +30
  • Internet top level domain: .gr
  • Latitude/Longitude: 39°N, 22°E
  • Population: 10,400,000
  • Time Zone: Eastern European Time (EET, UTC+2); observes daylight saving time (EEST, UTC+3) in summer

Related: European Timezones.