Athens to Lugano: time difference
Lugano is 1 h behind Athens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇨🇭 Lugano, Switzerland
23
- Central European Summer Time
- UTC+2
- Daytime
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:49 · 11 h 15 min
−1 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Athens 11:20 11:20 AM Lugano 10:20 10:20 AM You –:–
11:20 11:20 AM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:29 · 🌙 18:56
10:20 10:20 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:34 · 🌙 18:49
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−1 h
Lugano is 1 h behind Athens.
When you, Athens and Lugano are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇬🇷 Athens
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇨🇭 Lugano
23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇷 Athens | 🇨🇭 Lugano |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:20 | 10:20 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | Central European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+2 |
| Offset from Athens | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | Europe/Zurich |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:29 | 07:34 |
| Sunset | 18:56 | 18:49 |
| Daylight | 11 h 27 min | 11 h 15 min |
| People on this clock | 3,090,508 | 63,583 |
Compare Athens with another city
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Athens and Lugano: common questions
How many hours behind Athens is Lugano?
The clocks in Lugano are 1 hour behind those in Athens (UTC+2 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Lugano at the start of the working day in Athens?
The working day in Athens starts at 9:00 AM; in Lugano it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Athens, what time is it in Lugano?
At 6:00 PM in Athens, clocks in Lugano show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Athens and Lugano are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Athens (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Lugano), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in Lugano compared with Athens?
The new day starts in Lugano later: until 1:00 AM in Athens, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in Lugano, Athens is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Athens and Lugano the same all year?
Yes. Both places switch to summer time and back on the same dates, so the gap remains 1 hour.
