Istanbul to Tumba: time difference
Tumba is 2 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 19:40 7:40 PM Tumba 17:40 5:40 PM You –:–
19:40 7:40 PM
Türkiye Standard Time · UTC+3
☀️ 07:30 · 🌙 18:07
17:40 5:40 PM
Central European Standard Time · UTC+1
☀️ 06:57 · 🌙 16:09
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−2 h
Tumba is 2 h behind Istanbul.
When you, Istanbul and Tumba 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
🇸🇪 Tumba
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 21 9 PM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇹🇷 Istanbul | 🇸🇪 Tumba |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 19:40 | 17:40 |
| Local date | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Time zone | Türkiye Standard Time | Central European Standard Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+3 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Istanbul | — | −2 h |
| IANA zone | Europe/Istanbul | Europe/Stockholm |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On standard time → UTC+2, Mar 28, 03:00 |
| Sunrise | 07:30 | 06:57 |
| Sunset | 18:07 | 16:09 |
| Daylight | 10 h 36 min | 9 h 11 min |
| People on this clock | 15,701,602 | 42,344 |
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 Tumba: common questions
How many hours behind Istanbul is Tumba?
The clocks in Tumba are 2 hours behind those in Istanbul (UTC+1 and UTC+3).
What time is it in Tumba at the start of the working day in Istanbul?
The working day in Istanbul starts at 9:00 AM; in Tumba it is 7:00 AM at that moment.
If it is 6:00 PM in Istanbul, what time is it in Tumba?
At 6:00 PM in Istanbul, clocks in Tumba show 4:00 PM.
When is a good time to call Tumba from Istanbul?
Between 11:00 AM and 6:00 PM in Istanbul – that is 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Tumba – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When is it still the previous day in Tumba?
Until 2:00 AM in Istanbul it is still the previous day in Tumba. The other way round, from 10:00 PM in Tumba it is already the next day in Istanbul.
Is the time difference between Istanbul and Tumba the same all year?
No. Only Tumba switches to summer time, so the gap changes twice a year. From March 28, 2027, Tumba will be 1 hour behind Istanbul.
