What is the time zone of Poland?
Poland is in the Central European Time zone. All places including the capital Warsaw have the same time, there are no exceptions. The country is observing daylight savings so there are two different clocks depending on the time of the year.
- Central European Time (CET):+1:00 UTC (ahead)
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): +2:00 UTC (ahead)
Travel to neighboring countries
These are the times differences if you travel outside the country.
To Germany: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round
To Czech Republic: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round
To Slovakia: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round
To Ukraine: When travelling to the Ukraine you will enter the Eastern European Time zone which is +1 hour (ahead)
To Lithuania: When travelling to the Lithuania you will enter the Eastern European Time zone which is +1 hour (ahead)
To Belarus: When travelling to the Belarus you will enter the Moscow Standard Time zone which is +2 hour ahead in winter and +1 hour ahead in summer
To Russia (region between Poland and Lithuania): There is an isolated Russian area between Poland and Lithuania that is in the Eastern European Time zone (+1 hour ahead)
To Sweden: There is no time difference as you remain in the same time zone all year round
Poland Daylight Savings Time (DST)
Other countries in Europe
You can check out information and maps of other European countries by clicking below links.
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