Berlin to Waterloo, IA: time difference
Waterloo, IA 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 21:12 9:12 PM Waterloo, IA 14:12 2:12 PM You –:–
21:12 9:12 PM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:39 · 🌙 18:05
14:12 2:12 PM
Central Daylight Time · UTC-5
☀️ 07:28 · 🌙 18:22
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−7 h
Waterloo, IA is 7 h behind Berlin.
When you, Berlin and Waterloo, IA 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
🇺🇸 Waterloo, IA
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 | 🇺🇸 Waterloo, IA |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 21:12 | 14:12 |
| Local date | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Monday, October 19, 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 | 07:39 | 07:28 |
| Sunset | 18:05 | 18:22 |
| Daylight | 10 h 26 min | 10 h 55 min |
| People on this clock | 3,769,962 | 67,314 |
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Berlin and Waterloo, IA: common questions
What is the time difference between Berlin and Waterloo, IA?
Waterloo is 7 hours behind: it uses UTC−5, while Berlin is on UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Berlin, what time is it in Waterloo, IA?
At 9:00 AM in Berlin, clocks in Waterloo show 2:00 AM.
What time is it in Waterloo, IA, at the end of the working day in Berlin?
The working day in Berlin ends at 6:00 PM; in Waterloo it is 11:00 AM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Berlin and Waterloo, IA, are at work?
Yes: from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Berlin (9:00 AM to 11:00 AM in Waterloo), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
Until what time in Berlin is it still yesterday in Waterloo, IA?
Before 7:00 AM in Berlin, the date in Waterloo has not changed yet. From 5:00 PM in Waterloo, it is already the next day in Berlin.
Is the time difference between Berlin and Waterloo, IA, the same all year?
No. Both places use summer time, but they switch on different dates, so for a while the gap changes. From October 25, 2026, Waterloo will be 6 hours behind Berlin.
