Current time in Kells, Ireland

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+00:00 in winter, UTC+01:00 in summer.

Current time in Kells, Ireland
02:19 01
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 IST UTC+01:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+01:00
IANA time zone
Europe/Dublin
Daylight saving
DST in effect
GMT / IST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Kells, Ireland is ⁦02:19⁩ (⁦IST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+01:00⁩.

Kells is in Ireland, located at 53.726, -6.879.

The current time zone for Kells is IST, whose offset is UTC+01:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Europe/Dublin.

The next daylight saving transition is October 25, 2026, when clocks move backward by 1 hour.

Timezone in Kells

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

IANA time zone: Europe/Dublin
During winter
GMT
Greenwich Mean Time
UTC+00:00
Currently active
IST
Irish Standard Time
UTC+01:00

Daylight in Kells today

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Sunrise
Sunset
Day length
16h 59m

Kells, Ireland

Country
Ireland
ISO code
IE
Coordinates
53.7264° N, 6.8792° W
IANA zone
Europe/Dublin
Population
4,820
Local time 02:19

Kells on the map · time zone

Kells, Ireland

  • Local time 02:19
  • UTC offset UTC+01:00
  • Time zone Europe/Dublin
  • Status Daylight saving
Coordinates
53.73°, -6.88°

World clock

Compared with Kells

New York
21:19
-5h
Mexico City
19:19
-7h
São Paulo
22:19
-4h
London
02:19
0h
Paris
03:19
+1h
Berlin
03:19
+1h
Dubai
05:19
+3h
Mumbai
06:49
+4.5h
Singapore
09:19
+7h
Shanghai
09:19
+7h
Tokyo
10:19
+8h
Sydney
11:19
+9h
Los Angeles
18:19
-8h

Daylight saving time in Kells

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+00:00 in winter, UTC+01:00 in summer.

Next DST change October 25, 2026
Direction backward
Amount 1h

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Kells.

  • 2025
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 30, 2025,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 26, 2025,
  • 2026
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 29, 2026,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 25, 2026,
  • 2027
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 28, 2027,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 31, 2027,
  • 2028
    DST start (spring forward) Mar 26, 2028,
    DST end (fall back) Oct 29, 2028,
Year DST start (spring forward) DST end (fall back)
2025 Mar 30, 2025, Oct 26, 2025,
2026 Mar 29, 2026, Oct 25, 2026,
2027 Mar 28, 2027, Oct 31, 2027,
2028 Mar 26, 2028, Oct 29, 2028,

Hour-by-hour conversion

When it's the given hour in Kells, here are the local times elsewhere.

Kells New YorkMexico CitySão PauloLondonParisBerlinDubaiMumbai
00:00 19:00 -1 17:00 -1 20:00 -1 00:00 01:00 01:00 03:00 04:30
01:00 20:00 -1 18:00 -1 21:00 -1 01:00 02:00 02:00 04:00 05:30
02:00 21:00 -1 19:00 -1 22:00 -1 02:00 03:00 03:00 05:00 06:30
03:00 22:00 -1 20:00 -1 23:00 -1 03:00 04:00 04:00 06:00 07:30
04:00 23:00 -1 21:00 -1 00:00 04:00 05:00 05:00 07:00 08:30
05:00 00:00 22:00 -1 01:00 05:00 06:00 06:00 08:00 09:30
06:00 01:00 23:00 -1 02:00 06:00 07:00 07:00 09:00 10:30
07:00 02:00 00:00 03:00 07:00 08:00 08:00 10:00 11:30
08:00 03:00 01:00 04:00 08:00 09:00 09:00 11:00 12:30
09:00 04:00 02:00 05:00 09:00 10:00 10:00 12:00 13:30
10:00 05:00 03:00 06:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 13:00 14:30
11:00 06:00 04:00 07:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 14:00 15:30
12:00 07:00 05:00 08:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 15:00 16:30
13:00 08:00 06:00 09:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 16:00 17:30
14:00 09:00 07:00 10:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 17:00 18:30
15:00 10:00 08:00 11:00 15:00 16:00 16:00 18:00 19:30
16:00 11:00 09:00 12:00 16:00 17:00 17:00 19:00 20:30
17:00 12:00 10:00 13:00 17:00 18:00 18:00 20:00 21:30
18:00 13:00 11:00 14:00 18:00 19:00 19:00 21:00 22:30
19:00 14:00 12:00 15:00 19:00 20:00 20:00 22:00 23:30
20:00 15:00 13:00 16:00 20:00 21:00 21:00 23:00 00:30 +1
21:00 16:00 14:00 17:00 21:00 22:00 22:00 00:00 +1 01:30 +1
22:00 17:00 15:00 18:00 22:00 23:00 23:00 01:00 +1 02:30 +1
23:00 18:00 16:00 19:00 23:00 00:00 +1 00:00 +1 02:00 +1 03:30 +1

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Kells, Ireland is 02:19 (IST). Kells uses the Europe/Dublin time zone, which is UTC+01:00.

Kells uses GMT (UTC+00:00) in winter and switches to IST (UTC+01:00) during daylight saving time. The IANA identifier is Europe/Dublin.

Yes. The next daylight saving transition in Kells is on October 25, 2026. Clocks will move backward by 1 hour.

The IANA / Olson time zone database identifier for Kells is Europe/Dublin. This is the identifier used by operating systems, programming languages, and APIs to look up the correct local time.

It is currently AM in Kells. The local time is 02:19 (IST).

Kells is UTC+00:00 from UTC during standard time and UTC+01:00 during daylight saving time. It is currently UTC+01:00.

The next daylight saving transition in Kells is on October 25, 2026. Clocks move backward by 1 hour at 01:00 local time.

Kells is currently 5 hours ahead of New York.