Berlin to Buff Bay: time difference
Buff Bay is 7 h behind Berlin. 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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Berlin 00:30 12:30 AM Buff Bay 17:30 5:30 PM You –:–
00:30 12:30 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:37 · 🌙 18:07
17:30 5:30 PM
Eastern Standard Time · UTC-5
☀️ 06:02 · 🌙 17:43
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−7 h
Buff Bay is 7 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Buff Bay are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇩🇪 Berlin
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
🇯🇲 Buff Bay
17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 🇯🇲 Buff Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 00:30 | 17:30 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Sunday, October 18, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Eastern Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Jamaica |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 07:37 | 06:02 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 17:43 |
| Daylight | 10 h 30 min | 11 h 41 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 2,757 |
Compare Berlin with another city
More comparisons with Berlin: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Berlin and Buff Bay: common questions
How far behind Berlin is Buff Bay?
Buff Bay is 7 hours behind Berlin: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
What time is it in Buff Bay at the start of the working day in Berlin?
The working day in Berlin starts at 9:00 AM; in Buff Bay it is 2:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, what time is it in Buff Bay?
At 6:00 PM in Berlin, clocks in Buff Bay show 11:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Buff Bay from Berlin?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Berlin – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Buff Bay – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Buff Bay compared with Berlin?
The new day starts in Buff Bay later: until 7:00 AM in Berlin, it is still the previous day there. From 5:00 PM in Buff Bay, Berlin is already on the next day.
Is the time difference between Berlin and Buff Bay the same all year?
No. Only Berlin switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From October 25, 2026, Buff Bay will be 6 hours behind Berlin.
