Istanbul to Swords: time difference
Swords is 3 h behind Istanbul. 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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Istanbul 13:16 1:16 PM Swords 10:16 10:16 AM You –:–
13:16 1:16 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:07
10:16 10:16 AM
Greenwich Mean Time · UTC+0
☀️ 07:16 · 🌙 17:02
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−3 h
Swords is 3 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul 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
🇹🇷 Istanbul
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
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 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM
📍 Your time
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇮🇪 Swords |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 13:16 | 10:16 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Greenwich Mean Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+0 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −3 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Dublin |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+1, Mar 28, 02:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 07:16 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 17:02 |
| Daylight | 10 h 36 min | 9 h 46 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 40,776 |
Compare Istanbul with another city
More comparisons with Istanbul: the time zones next to it and the far side of the clock.
Big time differences
Istanbul and Swords: common questions
What is the time difference between Istanbul and Swords?
Swords is 3 hours behind: it uses UTC+0, while Istanbul is on UTC+3.
If it is 9:00 AM in Istanbul, what time is it in Swords?
At 9:00 AM in Istanbul, clocks in Swords show 6:00 AM.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Swords?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Swords show 3:00 PM.
Is there a time when both Istanbul and Swords are at work?
Yes: from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Istanbul (9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in Swords), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When is it still the previous day in Swords?
Until 3:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Swords. The other way round, from 9:00 PM in Swords it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Swords the same all year?
No. Only Swords switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Swords will be 2 hours behind Istanbul.
