Kiel in numbers
- Coordinates
- 54.3213, 10.1349
- Population
- 252 668
- Region
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Country
- Germany, Europe
- Capital
- Berlin — 295 km away
- Same name
- 7 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
The clock on this page follows the local time of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, in the Europe/Berlin zone (+2).
Kiel, Germany
Sunday, 18 October 2026
UTC+2 · Europe/Berlin
Local time in Kiel
UTC+2 · daylight saving time is active
Kiel keeps Europe/Berlin clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:54 AM Solar noon 1:06 PM Sunset 6:17 PM Daylight 10 h 24 min Night 13 h 36 min Civil twilight 7:18 AM – 6:54 PM
Weather in Kiel right now
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Kiel and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 24103
- 24105
- 24106
- 24107
- 24109
- 24111
- 24113
- 24114
- 24116
- 24118
- 24143
- 24145
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Schleswig-Holstein
- Lübeck 212 207
- Flensburg 85 838
- Norderstedt 82 844
- Neumuenster 80 196
- Elmshorn 48 703
- Pinneberg 40 577
Other places named Kiel
- Kiel Wisconsin, United States
- Kiel Flanders, Belgium
- Kiel Bauchi, Nigeria
- Kiel Groningen, Netherlands
- Kièl Thies, Senegal
Same time zone — Europe/Berlin
- Berlin Germany
- Hamburg Germany
- Munich Germany
- Koeln Germany
- Frankfurt Am Main Germany
- Duesseldorf Germany
Nearby places
- Bissee — 15.4 km
- Warnau — 15.5 km
- Nettelsee — 15.7 km
- Dosenbek — 16.6 km
- Neuer Haidkrug — 16.7 km
- Löptin — 17.0 km
Local time details for Kiel
Kiel is split into 12 postal code areas.
The applicable time zone for Kiel is Europe/Berlin, offset UTC+2. Seasonal clock change applies: Yes.
The horizon brightens over Kiel at 7:54 AM, and the sun sets at 6:17 PM. Daylight runs 10 h 24 min.
Bissee and Warnau lie near Kiel and keep identical time.
Questions and answers
- What is the time zone designation for Kiel?
- The time zone designation for Kiel is Europe/Berlin, with an offset of +2.
- Is the hour in Kiel changed for daylight saving at any time of year?
- Yes.
- When does the sun go down in Kiel?
- Sunset in Kiel is at 6:17 PM.