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Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Łódź Voivodeship follows Central European Time in winter and Central European Summer Time in summer. The whole region uses Poland’s national clock, while sunrise changes by date and location.

Lódz, Poland

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+2 · Europe/Warsaw

Time and sun data for Lódz — the largest city of Łódź Voivodeship

The sun in Lódz

Sunrise 06:00 Solar noon 12:43 Sunset 19:25 Daylight 13 h 25 min Night 10 h 35 min Civil twilight 05:25 – 20:00

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Current time in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Łódź and every other municipality in the voivodeship use the Europe/Warsaw time zone. Standard time is UTC+1, and daylight saving time is UTC+2. There is no separate regional rule for the city or the surrounding districts.

The central position of the voivodeship does not make its civil time an average calculated from sunlight. Legal time is national: clocks in Łódź match clocks elsewhere in Poland, even where local solar noon and sunrise occur at slightly different moments.

The accent marks in Łódź may challenge a keyboard; the time-zone conversion is considerably kinder.

Dates, offsets, and reliable calendars

Seasonal clock changes are the main detail to remember. When a foreign contact stays on one offset all year, the difference between that location and Łódź can change as Poland enters or leaves summer time.

To avoid conversion errors: Store events under Europe/Warsaw, not a fixed GMT or UTC offset. Add the calendar date to every international invitation. Verify whether the displayed abbreviation is CET or CEST.

Treat times during an overnight clock transition with particular care. A location-based zone is also preferable for software and recurring events. It expresses the governing rules, whereas UTC+1 alone omits Poland’s summer use of UTC+2.

Urban centers and sunrise around the region

Łódź is by far the voivodeship’s principal and largest city. Piotrków Trybunalski, Pabianice, Tomaszów Mazowiecki, and Bełchatów are among its other significant urban centers. All share the same clock, but sunrise calculations should use the nearest city.

The sun’s rising time moves through the year as daylight length changes. Locations farther east generally encounter sunrise earlier by civil time than western locations at similar latitude. Buildings and the urban skyline may delay the first visible sun for an observer in central Łódź.

Published sunrise and twilight describe related but different events. Outdoor light begins to increase before sunrise, and usable visibility depends on clouds, surroundings, and the activity being planned. A commuter may care about general daylight, while a photographer may need the direction of the sun and an unobstructed horizon.

Questions and answers
Does Łódź use daylight saving time?
Yes. It follows Poland’s seasonal change between UTC+1 and UTC+2.
Is the entire voivodeship synchronized?
Yes. Every locality follows the same national civil time.
Should I use a regional sunrise value?
Use a city-specific value when precision matters, because position and the local horizon affect the result.

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