Current time in Denmark

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

Current time in Copenhagen, Denmark
21:15 56
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 CEST UTC+02:00 DST in effect
UTC Offset
UTC+02:00
IANA time zone
Europe/Copenhagen
Daylight saving
DST in effect
CET / CEST
Next DST change
October 25
backward -1h
Quick answer

The current local time in Copenhagen, Denmark is ⁦21:15⁩ (⁦CEST⁩), which is ⁦UTC+02:00⁩.

Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark, located at 55.676, 12.566.

The current time zone for Copenhagen is CEST, whose offset is UTC+02:00 from UTC. The IANA identifier is Europe/Copenhagen.

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

Timezone in Copenhagen

Central European Time (CET)

IANA time zone: Europe/Copenhagen
During winter
CET
Central European Time
UTC+01:00
Currently active
CEST
Central European Summer Time
UTC+02:00

Time zones in Denmark

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

Etc/GMT+4

GMT-4 UTC-04:00

Etc/GMT+3

GMT-3 UTC-03:00

Etc/GMT+1

GMT-1 UTC-01:00

UTC

UTC UTC+00:00

Etc/GMT-1

GMT+1 UTC+01:00

World clock

Compared with Copenhagen

Copenhagen
21:15
0h
Århus
21:15
0h
Odense
21:15
0h
Aalborg
21:15
0h
Frederiksberg
21:15
0h
Esbjerg
21:15
0h
Randers
21:15
0h
Kolding
21:15
0h
Horsens
21:15
0h
Vejle
21:15
0h

Daylight saving time in Denmark

Clocks shift twice a year — UTC+01:00 in winter, UTC+02:00 in summer.

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

DST schedule — recent & upcoming years

Spring-forward and fall-back dates in Denmark.

  • 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,

Frequently Asked Questions

The current local time in Denmark is 21:15 CEST. The primary clock uses Europe/Copenhagen, currently UTC+02:00 from UTC.

Denmark has 6 time zones in the current country dataset: Europe/Copenhagen, Etc/GMT+4, Etc/GMT+3, Etc/GMT+1, UTC, Etc/GMT-1.

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