Berlin to Swords: time difference
Swords is 1 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
Drag along the band to read any hour in every place at once.
Berlin 11:15 11:15 AM Swords 10:15 10:15 AM You –:–
11:15 11:15 AM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:55 · 🌙 16:46
10:15 10:15 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 17:02
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−1 h
Swords is 1 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Swords 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
🇮🇪 Swords
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 | 🇩🇪 Berlin | 🇮🇪 Swords |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 11:15 | 10:15 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+1 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Berlin | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Europe/Dublin |
| Daylight saving | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:55 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 16:46 | 17:02 |
| Daylight | 9 h 51 min | 9 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 40,776 |
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 Swords: common questions
How many hours behind Berlin is Swords?
The clocks in Swords are 1 hour behind those in Berlin (UTC+0 and UTC+1).
What time is it in Swords at the start of the working day in Berlin?
The working day in Berlin starts at 9:00 AM; in Swords it is 8:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Berlin, what time is it in Swords?
At 6:00 PM in Berlin, clocks in Swords show 5:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Berlin and Swords are at work?
Yes: from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Berlin (9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in Swords), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Swords?
Until 1:00 AM in Berlin it is still the previous day in Swords. The other way round, from 11:00 PM in Swords it is already the next day in Berlin.
Does the time gap between Berlin and Swords change during the year?
No – both places switch to and from summer time on the same dates, so the gap stays 1 hour.
