What timezone is Limassol in?

Limassol uses the IANA timezone Asia/Nicosia. The UTC offset is UTC+2 in winter (standard time) and UTC+3 during daylight saving time (summer).

Does Limassol observe daylight saving time?

Yes. Limassol observes daylight saving time, shifting from UTC+2 (standard time) to UTC+3 in summer.

What is the current UTC offset for Limassol?

Limassol is currently at UTC+3. It is currently observing daylight saving time.

What is the time difference between Limassol and New York?

Limassol is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.

What is the time difference between Limassol and London?

Limassol is currently 2 hours ahead of London.

Limassol, Cyprus · UTC+3

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Limassol is Cyprus’s most dynamic city, a port that handles the island’s commercial and passenger shipping, a financial center that has attracted international business since the 1980s, and a coastal resort strip of hotels and restaurants that runs well past midnight in summer. The city uses Asia/Nicosia time: Eastern European Time, UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 during daylight saving.

The deep-water port at Limassol is the gateway for much of Cyprus’s trade, and it operates around the clock. Container ships arrive on global schedules, dock workers handle shifts regardless of local time, and the logistics behind import-export trade runs on UTC reference rather than local EET.

port city, financial center, Mediterranean evenings

At 34.7 degrees north, Limassol has good seasonal daylight variation. Summer evenings during CEST stretch close to 9pm. The Mediterranean climate brings long, hot, dry summers and short, mild winters. The seafront promenade, stretching several kilometers along the coast, is a different place at 10pm in July than at 5pm in January.

Larnaca to the east keeps the same clock. Cyprus is an EU member and follows EU DST scheduling. 9am in Limassol is 7am in London in winter, two hours ahead of GMT.

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Questions about time in Limassol

What timezone is Limassol in?: Limassol uses the IANA timezone Asia/Nicosia. The UTC offset is UTC+2 in winter (standard time) and UTC+3 during daylight saving time (summer).
Does Limassol observe daylight saving time?: Yes. Limassol observes daylight saving time. In 2026, clocks spring forward one hour on Sunday, March 29 and fall back one hour on Sunday, October 25. During DST, the UTC offset shifts from UTC+2 to UTC+3.
What is the current UTC offset for Limassol?: Limassol is currently at UTC+3. It is currently observing daylight saving time.
What is the time difference between Limassol and New York?: Limassol is currently 7 hours ahead of New York.
What is the time difference between Limassol and London?: Limassol is currently 2 hours ahead of London.
What is the time difference between Limassol and Los Angeles?: Limassol is currently 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the time difference between Limassol and Tokyo?: Limassol is currently 6 hours behind Tokyo. Tokyo does not observe daylight saving time, so this gap changes by 1 hour when Limassol transitions to/from DST.
What is the IANA timezone name for Limassol?: The IANA timezone database identifier for Limassol is Asia/Nicosia. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Nicosia' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Nicosia')`), or any IANA-compatible library.

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