Poland Time Now

What is the time now in Poland?

Current timezone:
Current offset: UTC/GMT +02:00
Observe DST: Yes

DST starts on: Sunday, March 29, 2026

DST ends on: Sunday, October 25, 2026

Warsaw, Poland is 9 hours ahead of local time Los Angeles, United States.

Is it CET or CEST?

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.

Map Of Poland

Key cities within Poland with the same time: Warsaw, Poznan, Gdańsk, Lódz, Kraków.

Timezone Abbreviations

CET - Central European Time,
CEST - Central European Summer Time

The IANA time zone identifier for Poland is Europe/Warsaw.

Poland Overview

  • Official Name: Republic of Poland
  • Continent: Europe
  • Region: Central Europe
  • Area: 312,696 km²
  • Capital: Warsaw
  • Largest City: Warsaw
  • Borders: Germany (west), Czech Republic and Slovakia (south), Ukraine and Belarus (east), Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) (northeast); Baltic Sea (north)
  • Official Language: Polish
  • Currency: Polish Złoty (PLN)
  • National Holiday: Constitution Day (3 May)
  • Calling code: +48
  • Internet top level domain: .pl
  • Latitude/Longitude: 52°N, 20°E
  • Population: 37,500,000
  • Time Zone: Central European Time (CET, UTC+1); observes daylight saving time (CEST, UTC+2) in summer

Related: European Timezones.