Potsdam, Germany
Current time in Germany
Time zone: CEST (UTC/GMT +02:00) — Europe/Berlin
| Local Clock Offset: Yesterday, -6 H |
| Time zone: (UTC/GMT +2 ) Potsdam, Germany |
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Potsdam clocks, offsets and daylight saving
Clocks in Potsdam are set to CEST, 2 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+02:00). Software that asks for a region wants Europe/Berlin — the IANA identifier for this zone.
Potsdam observes daylight saving. The next change lands on Sunday, 25 October 2026, when 1 hour is added or removed and the abbreviation becomes CET.
With a population near 182,112, Potsdam comes in 46th of the 96 Germany cities we list.
Time difference between Potsdam and other cities
Live differences from Potsdam, calculated from each zone's rules as they stand today rather than a fixed table.
| New York | UTC-04:00 | Potsdam is 6 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles | UTC-07:00 | Potsdam is 9 hours ahead |
| London | UTC+01:00 | Potsdam is 1 hour ahead |
| Paris | UTC+02:00 | same time as Potsdam |
| Dubai | UTC+04:00 | Potsdam is 2 hours behind |
| Mumbai | UTC+05:30 | Potsdam is 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Shanghai | UTC+08:00 | Potsdam is 6 hours behind |
| Tokyo | UTC+09:00 | Potsdam is 7 hours behind |
| Sydney | UTC+10:00 | Potsdam is 8 hours behind |
| Sao Paulo | UTC-03:00 | Potsdam is 5 hours ahead |
Scheduling calls with Potsdam
Overlap of a normal working day, shown in Potsdam time — outside these windows one side is off the clock.
| Paris | 09:00–17:00 in Potsdam | 8 hours overlap |
| London | 10:00–17:00 in Potsdam | 7 hours overlap |
| Dubai | 09:00–15:00 in Potsdam | 6 hours overlap |
| Mumbai | 09:00–13:30 in Potsdam | 4.5 hours overlap |
No shared working window exists with Los Angeles or Sydney, so those calls have to sit outside somebody's normal hours.
Same local time as Potsdam
These Germany cities also use Europe/Berlin, so their clocks read identically to Potsdam at every moment of the year.
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