Current time in Cyprus

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+02:00 in winter, UTC+03:00 in summer.

Current time in Nicosia, Cyprus
08:09 48
Thursday, June 18, 2026 AST UTC+03:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
IANA time zone
Asia/Nicosia
Daylight saving
DST in effect
IST / AST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Nicosia, Cyprus is ⁦08:09⁩ (⁦AST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+03:00⁩.

Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus, located at 35.173, 33.354.

The current time zone for Nicosia is AST, whose offset is UTC+03:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Asia/Nicosia.

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

Timezone in Nicosia

Israel Standard Time (IST)

IANA time zone: Asia/Nicosia
During winter
IST
Israel Standard Time
UTC+02:00
Currently active
AST
Arabia Standard Time
UTC+03:00

Time zones in Cyprus

Offsets are calculated for the current moment and can change when daylight saving time starts or ends.

Asia/Nicosia

AST UTC+03:00

Etc/GMT-2

GMT+2 UTC+02:00

World clock

Compared with Nicosia

Nicosia
08:09
0h
Limassol
08:09
0h
Larnaca
08:09
0h
Stróvolos
08:09
0h
Famagusta
08:09
0h
Káto Lakatámeia
08:09
0h
Paphos
08:09
0h
Kyrenia
08:09
0h
Mórfou
08:09
0h
Káto Polemídia
08:09
0h

Daylight saving time in Cyprus

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+02:00 in winter, UTC+03:00 in summer.

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

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Cyprus.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Cyprus is 08:09 AST. The primary clock uses Asia/Nicosia, currently UTC+03:00 from UTC.

Cyprus has 2 time zones in the current country dataset: Asia/Nicosia, Etc/GMT-2.

The primary time zone for Cyprus observes daylight saving time. The next known clock change is tracked from the IANA time zone database.