Berlin to Lake Charles, LA: time difference
Lake Charles, LA 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 11:42 11:42 AM Lake Charles, LA 04:42 4:42 AM You –:–
11:42 11:42 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:25 · 🌙 18:23
04:42 4:42 AM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:13 · 🌙 18:48
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−7 h
Lake Charles, LA is 7 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Lake Charles, LA 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
🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA
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 | 🇺🇸 Lake Charles, LA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:42 | 04:42 |
| Local date | Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Sunday, October 11, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | Central Daylight Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC-5 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | −7 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | America/Chicago |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC-6, Nov 1, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:25 | 07:13 |
| Sunset | 18:23 | 18:48 |
| Daylight | 10 h 58 min | 11 h 35 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 84,872 |
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Berlin and Lake Charles, LA: common questions
How far behind Berlin is Lake Charles, LA?
Lake Charles is 7 hours behind Berlin: UTC−5 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 9:00 AM in Berlin, clocks in Lake Charles show 2:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, what time is it in Lake Charles, LA?
At 6:00 PM in Berlin, clocks in Lake Charles show 11:00 AM.
When is a good time to call Lake Charles, LA, from Berlin?
Between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Berlin – that is 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Lake Charles – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Lake Charles, LA, compared with Berlin?
The new day starts in Lake Charles later: until 7:00 AM in Berlin, it is still the previous day there. From 5:00 PM in Lake Charles, Berlin is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Berlin and Lake Charles, LA, change?
Yes. Both places change their clocks, but on different dates. From October 25, 2026, Lake Charles will be 6 hours behind Berlin.
