Current local time in Kyiv, Ukraine

Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is on Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2), moving to UTC+3 for daylight saving time. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.

UAKyivUkraine
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Time zone
Eastern European Standard TimeIANA: Europe/Kyiv
UTC offset
UTC+2 / UTC+3standard / daylight saving
Next clock change
25 October 2026Back 1 hour, 04:00 → 03:00
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Country
UkraineEurope · capital city
Population
3.0 millioncity proper, GeoNames
Dialling code
+380currency: Hryvnia (UAH)
Coordinates
50.45° N, 30.52° ENorthern Hemisphere

The sun in Kyiv today

 

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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate

Time difference from Kyiv

Live · office hours 9:00–18:00

CityLocal timevs KyivOffice hours overlap
GB London--:-- 2h behind7h (11:00–18:00 in Kyiv)
US New York--:-- 7h behind2h (16:00–18:00 in Kyiv)
US Los Angeles--:-- 10h behindNone
FR Paris--:-- 1h behind8h (10:00–18:00 in Kyiv)
AE Dubai--:-- 1h ahead8h (09:00–17:00 in Kyiv)
IN New Delhi--:-- 2h 30m ahead6h (09:00–15:00 in Kyiv)
SG Singapore--:-- 5h ahead4h (09:00–13:00 in Kyiv)
CN Shanghai--:-- 5h ahead4h (09:00–13:00 in Kyiv)
JP Tokyo--:-- 6h ahead3h (09:00–12:00 in Kyiv)
KR Seoul--:-- 6h ahead3h (09:00–12:00 in Kyiv)
AU Sydney--:-- 7h ahead2h (09:00–11:00 in Kyiv)
BR São Paulo--:-- 6h behind3h (15:00–18:00 in Kyiv)

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Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.

Daylight saving time in Kyiv

Kyiv switches between Eastern European Standard Time (UTC+2) and Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3). Upcoming changes:

  • Sunday, 25 October 2026: clocks go back 1 hour at 04:00, to 03:00 (UTC+3 → UTC+2)
  • Sunday, 28 March 2027: clocks go forward 1 hour at 03:00, to 04:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+3)
  • Sunday, 31 October 2027: clocks go back 1 hour at 04:00, to 03:00 (UTC+3 → UTC+2)
  • Sunday, 26 March 2028: clocks go forward 1 hour at 03:00, to 04:00 (UTC+2 → UTC+3)

Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.

About time in Kyiv

Ukraine is wide enough to use 2 different standard times, from UTC+2 to UTC+3; Kyiv uses UTC+2.

Sunrise and sunset in Kyiv, 2026

On the 1st of each month, local time

MonthSunriseSunsetDay length
January07:5816:038h 05m
February07:3316:499h 16m
March06:4217:3810h 56m
April06:3419:2812h 54m
May05:3320:1614h 43m
June04:5220:5916h 08m
July04:5021:1216h 23m
August05:2520:4315h 18m
September06:1119:4413h 33m
October06:5718:3711h 41m
November06:4716:349h 47m
December07:3615:578h 21m

Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 16h 27m of daylight (sunrise 04:46, sunset 21:13). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 8h 00m.

Nearby cities

Straight-line distance and time difference

Warsaw689 km · −1h--:--Bucharest747 km · same time--:--Moscow755 km · same time--:--Budapest899 km · −1h--:--Vienna1,054 km · −1h--:--Saint Petersburg1,055 km · same time--:--

How long from Kyiv?

All 8 ways to travel →
Kyiv → London2h 27m2,133 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 17d 18hKyiv → New York8h 38m7,511 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 62d 14hKyiv → Tokyo9h 25m8,199 km non-stop at 870 km/h · walking: 68d 7h

Questions about time in Kyiv

What time zone is Kyiv in?

Kyiv uses the Europe/Kyiv time zone (Eastern European Standard Time), UTC+2, and Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+3, in summer.

Does Kyiv observe daylight saving time?

Yes. The next change is on Sunday, 25 October 2026, when clocks go back 1 hour.

What is the time difference between Kyiv and New York?

Right now New York is 7h behind Kyiv. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because the two places switch daylight saving time on different dates.

What is the time difference between Kyiv and London?

London is 2h behind Kyiv right now. Office hours overlap for about 7 hours a day.

When is sunrise and sunset in Kyiv?

It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 04:46 and sets about 21:13 (16h 27m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 07:55 and sets about 15:55 (8h 00m).

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