What time is it in Kos?
19:33:22
Friday 13 November 2026
- Kos, Greece
- Time zone UTC+02:00
- Next clock change: 28 March 2027
- Sunrise 06:47 · sunset 17:03
Time difference with Kos
Kos is on UTC+02:00 right now: 2 hours ahead of UTC in winter and 3 hours ahead in summer.
| City | Time | Compared with Kos |
|---|---|---|
| London United Kingdom | 17:33 | 2 hours behind |
| New York United States | 12:33 | 7 hours behind |
| Los Angeles United States | 09:33 | 10 hours behind |
| Paris France | 18:33 | 1 hour behind |
| Berlin Germany | 18:33 | 1 hour behind |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 21:33 | 2 hours ahead |
| New Delhi India | 23:03 | 3 h 30 min ahead |
| Singapore Singapore | 01:33 | 6 hours ahead |
| Hong Kong Hong Kong | 01:33 | 6 hours ahead |
| Tokyo Japan | 02:33 | 7 hours ahead |
| Sydney Australia | 04:33 | 9 hours ahead |
| São Paulo Brazil | 14:33 | 5 hours behind |
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Daylight saving time in Kos
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| Sunday 28 March 2027 | at 03:00 it becomes 04:00: clocks go forward by one hour (UTC+02:00 → UTC+03:00, summer time) |
| Sunday 31 October 2027 | at 04:00 it becomes 03:00: clocks go back by one hour (UTC+03:00 → UTC+02:00) |
Last change: Sunday 25 October 2026 (clocks went back by one hour).
History of local time in Kos
| Period | Legal time |
|---|---|
| since 1975 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| 1953 – 1974 | UTC+2 all year round |
| 1952 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 |
| until 1951 | UTC+2 all year round |
Official time zone (IANA database): Europe/Athens. Daylight saving time in Greece: all dates · Daylight saving time around the world
Upcoming eclipses visible from Kos
Nearby places
Nearest time zone border: 14 km away, Turgutreis (Turkey) is 1 hour ahead of Kos in winter and on the same time in summer.
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Turgutreis | 14 km |
| Bodrum | 20 km |
| Didim | 55 km |
| Milas | 64 km |
| Marmaris | 88 km |
| Yatağan | 91 km |
| Söke | 96 km |
| Rhodes | 98 km |
Day and night around the world
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Sun and Moon in Kos
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Day length
- 10 h 16 min
- Tomorrow
- −2 min
Dawn 06:19, dusk 17:30, solar noon 11:55. Shortest day: 21 December 2026 (9 h 37 min); longest: 21 June 2026 (14 h 41 min).
Over the next twelve months: earliest sunrise at 05:50 (11 June 2027), latest at 07:33 (31 October 2027); earliest sunset at 16:54 (30 November 2026), latest at 20:34 (24 June 2027).
Moon tonight: waxing crescent, 18 % illuminated
Moonrise 10:39 · moonset 19:58 · next: first quarter on 17 November 2026 at 13:47 · moon calendar
Other cities in Greece
Good to know about the time in Kos
Kos is on Greek time, UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer, with the European clock-change dates: it is 1 hour ahead of Paris all year round. France – Greece time difference
The Turkish coast is only a few kilometres away, and Turkey has not changed its clocks since 2016: Bodrum, half an hour away by ferry, is 1 hour ahead of Kos in winter and on the same time in summer. Ferry timetables are given in the local time of each port.