Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Eastern European Time (EEST)
UTC Offset
UTC+03:00
Standard: UTC+02:00
Daylight Saving Time
DST Active
EET / EEST
Next Clock Change
Oct 25, 2026
Clocks back
Region
Europe
2 major cities
Major Cities Using EEST
About Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EEST) is a time zone that is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by 03:00 hours. During standard time, the offset changes to UTC+02:00.
Major cities using this timezone include Athens, Thessaloniki. These cities follow Eastern European for their local time, making it easy to coordinate meetings and communications across the region.
Eastern European Time observes Daylight Saving Time (DST). The next clock change will occur on Sunday, October 25, 2026, when clocks will fall back (move behind) by one hour.
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About Eastern European Time (EET)
Eastern European Time (EET) is a time zone with a UTC offset of +03:00. The IANA identifier is Europe/Athens. Live time displayed here updates every second and accounts for any active Daylight Saving Time.
Use the converter above to translate EET times into your local clock, or jump to one of the popular pair conversions below to see EET relative to other major timezones.
Right now Europe/Athens is UTC+03:00 (daylight saving active). Standard-time offset: UTC+02:00.
Next DST change: Sunday, October 25, 2026 — clocks fall back from +03:00 to +02:00. Currently on daylight saving time (UTC+03:00).
Major Cities Using EET
These cities observe Eastern European Time either year-round or as their standard non-DST baseline.
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