Time in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Current time in Denmark

Time zone: CEST (UTC/GMT +02:00) — Europe/Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and most populated city of Denmark. The city is situated on the eastern coast of the island of Zealand; another small portion of the city is located on Amager, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the strait of Øresund.

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Current Time in other Cities of Denmark

Time zone in Copenhagen

Local time here is CEST, which sits 2 hours ahead of UTC, written UTC+02:00. The canonical zone name is Europe/Copenhagen, and that is what to pick from a time zone dropdown.

Copenhagen observes daylight saving. The next change lands on Sunday, 25 October 2026, when 1 hour is added or removed and the abbreviation becomes CET.

Time difference between Copenhagen and other cities

Current gap between Copenhagen and cities people most often need to coordinate with. These figures already account for daylight saving where it applies.

New York	UTC-04:00	Copenhagen is 6 hours ahead
Los Angeles	UTC-07:00	Copenhagen is 9 hours ahead
London	UTC+01:00	Copenhagen is 1 hour ahead
Paris	UTC+02:00	same time as Copenhagen
Dubai	UTC+04:00	Copenhagen is 2 hours behind
Mumbai	UTC+05:30	Copenhagen is 3 hours 30 minutes behind
Shanghai	UTC+08:00	Copenhagen is 6 hours behind
Tokyo	UTC+09:00	Copenhagen is 7 hours behind
Sydney	UTC+10:00	Copenhagen is 8 hours behind
Sao Paulo	UTC-03:00	Copenhagen is 5 hours ahead

Scheduling calls with Copenhagen

Overlap of a normal working day, shown in Copenhagen time — outside these windows one side is off the clock.

Paris	09:00–17:00 in Copenhagen	8 hours overlap
London	10:00–17:00 in Copenhagen	7 hours overlap
Dubai	09:00–15:00 in Copenhagen	6 hours overlap
Mumbai	09:00–13:30 in Copenhagen	4.5 hours overlap