Time Zone History

Nicosia time zone history

Clocks have been changed 104 times since 1970, the most of the 74 zones in Asia. On standard time, clocks in Nicosia run 13 minutes behind local mean solar time.

UTC+2

Standard time is UTC+2 (EEST/EET); clocks go forward to UTC+3 on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October.

Covers: Cyprus (most areas) · tz database name Asia/Nicosia

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Summer time in 52 of 57 years since 1970

UTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+2:13:28: 13 minutes ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’s standard timeUTC+2: today’s standard timeUTC+2:13:28: 13 minutes ahead oftoday’s standard timeUTC+3: 1 hour ahead of today’sstandard time

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Before 1970

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1970198019902000201020202028JFMAMJJASOND1970198019902000201020202028

Standard time changes

DateChangeNew standard timeClock label
Before 1970
November 14, 1921Local mean time (UTC+2:13:28) replacedUTC+2EET

Daylight saving periods

YearsClocks go forwardClocks go backShift and labels
1975April 13October 121 hour, EET to EEST
1976May 15October 111 hour, EET to EEST
1977April 3September 251 hour, EET to EEST
1978April 2October 21 hour, EET to EEST
1979–1980first Sunday in April, 00:00last Sunday in September, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1981–1997last Sunday in March, 00:00last Sunday in September, 00:001 hour, EET to EEST
1998–2037last Sunday in March, 00:00last Sunday in October, 04:001 hour, EET to EEST

Clock changes in 2026, 2027 and 2028

The clocks go forward 1 hour (EET to EEST) on March 29, 2026, March 28, 2027 and March 26, 2028 at 03:00 and back 1 hour (EEST to EET) on October 25, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 29, 2028 at 04:00, local time.

Also on UTC+2

Famagusta (Cyprus), Lebanon, Israel, Gaza (Palestine), Hebron (Palestine), Egypt, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova (nearest first; 12 more on the list of offsets).

Clocks next door since 1970

  • Famagusta (53 km): same time except 147 days in 2016 and 2017.
  • Lebanon (242 km): same time except 1,961 days in 1972–1992 and 1998–2026.
  • Syria (327 km): same time except 3,173 days in 1970–2026; 1 hour ahead today.
  • Israel (414 km): same time except 2,676 days in 1974–2026.
  • Gaza (Palestine) (420 km): same time except 2,883 days in 1974–2026.

How it compares

Standard time has stayed at UTC+2 since 1921.