Athens to Samsun: time difference
Samsun is 1 h ahead of Athens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Athens 05:57 5:57 AM Samsun 06:57 6:57 AM You –:–
05:57 5:57 AM
Eastern European Standard Time · UTC+2
☀️ 06:56 · 🌙 17:23
06:57 6:57 AM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:12 · 🌙 17:26
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+1 h
Samsun is 1 h ahead of Athens.
When you, Athens and Samsun 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
🇹🇷 Samsun
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 0 12 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇷 Athens | 🇹🇷 Samsun |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 05:57 | 06:57 |
| Local date | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Friday, November 6, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Standard Time | Türkiye Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+3 |
| Offset from Athens | — | +1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | Europe/Istanbul |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+3, Mar 28, 04:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 06:56 | 07:12 |
| Sunset | 17:23 | 17:26 |
| Daylight | 10 h 26 min | 10 h 14 min |
| People on this clock | 3,090,508 | 1,295,927 |
Compare Athens with another city
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Big time differences
Athens and Samsun: common questions
How far ahead of Athens is Samsun?
Samsun is 1 hour ahead of Athens: UTC+3 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Athens, what time is it in Samsun?
At 9:00 AM in Athens, clocks in Samsun show 10:00 AM.
What time is it in Samsun at the end of the working day in Athens?
The working day in Athens ends at 6:00 PM; in Samsun it is 7:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Samsun from Athens?
Between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Athens – that is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Samsun – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Samsun compared with Athens?
The new day starts in Samsun earlier: at 11:00 PM in Athens it is already midnight there. Until 1:00 AM in Samsun, Athens is still on the previous day.
Does the time difference between Athens and Samsun change?
Yes. The clocks change only in Athens. From March 28, 2027, Samsun and Athens will have the same time.
