Cologne to London: time difference
London is 1 h behind Cologne. 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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Cologne 03:29 3:29 AM London 02:29 2:29 AM You –:–
03:29 3:29 AM
Central European Summer Time · UTC+2
☀️ 07:47 · 🌙 18:53
02:29 2:29 AM
British Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 18:20
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−1 h
London is 1 h behind Cologne.
When you, Cologne and London are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇩🇪 Cologne
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
🇬🇧 London
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
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇩🇪 Cologne | 🇬🇧 London |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 03:29 | 02:29 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Central European Summer Time | British Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+2 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Cologne | — | −1 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Berlin | Europe/London |
| Daylight saving | On summer time → UTC+1, Oct 25, 02:00 | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:47 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 18:53 | 18:20 |
| Daylight | 11 h 5 min | 11 h 4 min |
| People on this clock | 1,095,520 | 8,908,083 |
Compare Cologne with another city
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Cologne and London: common questions
How far behind Cologne is London?
London is 1 hour behind Cologne: UTC+1 against UTC+2.
If it is 9:00 AM in Cologne, what time is it in London?
At 9:00 AM in Cologne, clocks in London show 8:00 AM.
What time is it in London at the end of the working day in Cologne?
The working day in Cologne ends at 6:00 PM; in London it is 5:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call London from Cologne?
Between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Cologne – that is 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM in London – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in London compared with Cologne?
The new day starts in London later: until 1:00 AM in Cologne, it is still the previous day there. From 11:00 PM in London, Cologne is already on the next day.
Does the time difference between Cologne and London change?
No. The clocks in Cologne and in London change on the same dates, so the difference stays 1 hour.
