Athens to Varkala: time difference
Varkala is 2 h 30 min ahead of Athens. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
+2 h 30 min
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Athens 18:12 6:12 PM Varkala 20:42 8:42 PM You –:–
18:12 6:12 PM
Eastern European Summer Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:39 · 🌙 18:42
20:42 8:42 PM
India Standard Time · UTC+5:30
☀️ 06:12 · 🌙 18:06
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+2 h 30 min
Varkala is 2 h 30 min ahead of Athens.
When you, Athens and Varkala are all at the desk
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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
🇮🇳 Varkala
2:30 2:30 AM 3:30 3:30 AM 4:30 4:30 AM 5:30 5:30 AM 6:30 6:30 AM 7:30 7:30 AM 8:30 8:30 AM 9:30 9:30 AM 10:30 10:30 AM 11:30 11:30 AM 12:30 12:30 PM 13:30 1:30 PM 14:30 2:30 PM 15:30 3:30 PM 16:30 4:30 PM 17:30 5:30 PM 18:30 6:30 PM 19:30 7:30 PM 20:30 8:30 PM 21:30 9:30 PM 22:30 10:30 PM 23:30 11:30 PM 0:30 12:30 AM 1:30 1:30 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇬🇷 Athens | 🇮🇳 Varkala |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 18:12 | 20:42 |
| Local date | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| Time zone | Eastern European Summer Time | India Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+5:30 |
| Offset from Athens | — | +2 h 30 min |
| IANA zone | Europe/Athens | Asia/Kolkata |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+2, Oct 25, 03:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:39 | 06:12 |
| Sunset | 18:42 | 18:06 |
| Daylight | 11 h 4 min | 11 h 54 min |
| People on this clock | 3,090,508 | 50,000 |
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Athens and Varkala: common questions
How many hours ahead of Athens is Varkala?
The clocks in Varkala are 2 hours and 30 minutes ahead of those in Athens (UTC+5:30 and UTC+3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Athens, what time is it in Varkala?
At 9:00 AM in Athens, clocks in Varkala show 11:30 AM.
What time is it in Varkala when it is 6:00 PM in Athens?
When it is 6:00 PM in Athens, it is 8:30 PM in Varkala.
When is a good time to call Varkala from Athens?
Between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM in Athens – that is 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM in Varkala – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Varkala compared with Athens?
The new day starts in Varkala earlier: at 9:30 PM in Athens it is already midnight there. Until 2:30 AM in Varkala, Athens is still on the previous day.
Is the time difference between Athens and Varkala the same all year?
No. Only Athens switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Varkala will be 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Athens.
