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Switzerland
CEST
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
HKT
Hong Kong Time
GMT +8
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 11, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 HKT (UTC+8), Oct 11, 2026

Zürich is 6 hours behind HKT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Zurich is 6 hours behind HKT. At other times of the year, Zurich is 7 hours behind HKT.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Zurich correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in HKT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Zurich correspond to 4:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in HKT.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Zurich correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in HKT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Zurich correspond to 16:00 to 00:00 (next day) in HKT.

Compare Zurich time with HKT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

CEST (Central European Summer Time) is 6 hours behind Hong Kong Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in Zurich, Switzerland is 8:00 pm20:00 in HKT

Zürich to HKT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in Zürich which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in HKT

2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Zurich, Switzerland). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 Hong Kong Time (HKT). Offset UTC +8:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 Zurich, Switzerland / 8:00 pm20:00 HKT

Zurich, SwitzerlandHKT
12:00am6:00am
1:00am7:00am
2:00am8:00am
3:00am9:00am
4:00am10:00am
5:00am11:00am
6:00am12:00pm
7:00am1:00pm
8:00am2:00pm
9:00am3:00pm
10:00am4:00pm
11:00am5:00pm
12:00pm6:00pm
1:00pm7:00pm
2:00pm8:00pm
3:00pm9:00pm
4:00pm10:00pm
5:00pm11:00pm
6:00pm12:00am
7:00pm1:00am
8:00pm2:00am
9:00pm3:00am
10:00pm4:00am
11:00pm5:00am
00:0006:00
01:0007:00
02:0008:00
03:0009:00
04:0010:00
05:0011:00
06:0012:00
07:0013:00
08:0014:00
09:0015:00
10:0016:00
11:0017:00
12:0018:00
13:0019:00
14:0020:00
15:0021:00
16:0022:00
17:0023:00
18:0000:00
19:0001:00
20:0002:00
21:0003:00
22:0004:00
23:0005:00

Zürich Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hours during Central European Standard Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourSunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 02:00 local time. DST starts annually on the last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, March 29, 2026 at 03:00 local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves backward for one hourSunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00 local time. DST ends annually on the last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 02:00 local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Zürich Facts

Country
Switzerland
Alternative Names
Cirihe, Cirikh, Ciurichas, Cjurikh, Cjurikh khot, Cjurykh, Cuerih, Curych, Cürih, Cīrihe, Lungsod ng Zuerich, Lungsod ng Zürich, Su-la-sie, Suerix, Syurix, Sürix, Sŭ-là̤-sié, Tsuerix, Tsurique, Tsürix, Turicum, Turitg, ZRH, Zeurich, Zirich, Zirik, Zuerich, Zuerigh, Zuerih, Zuric, Zurich, Zuricu, Zurigh, Zurigo, Zuriko, Zurique, Zurych, Zurìcu, Zyriche, Zyrihu, Zúric, Zúrich, Zürich, Zürigh, Zürih, churihhi, chwilihi, curikku, jhyurika, jurikha, su li shi, su rik, suricc, tsiurikhi, tsyryk, zi'urikha, zwrykh, zyryk, zyurikha, zywrch, zywrh, zywrkh, Ζυρίχη, Цирих, Цюрих, Цюрих хот, Цюрых, Ցյուրիխ, ציריך, زوريخ, زوریخ, زيورخ, زیورخ, زیورچ, سيۇرىخ, څوریخ, ܙܝܘܪܚ, ܬܣܝܪܝܟ, ज़्यूरिख़, झ्युरिक, জুরিখ, ਜ਼ਿਊਰਿਖ, சூரிக்கு, സൂറിച്ച്, ซูริก, ဇူးရစ်ချ်မြို့, ციურიხი, ዙሪክ, チューリッヒ, 苏黎世, 蘇黎世, 취리히
Population
415,367
Currency
Franc (CHF)
Geographic Coordinates
47° 22' N Latitude / 8° 33' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+41

Hong Kong Time

Offset: HKT is 8 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Asia

Countries using this time zone: Hong Kong

Principal Cities: The largest city in the HKT time zone is Hong Kong in Hong Kong, with about 7.396 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Kowloon, Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long Kau Hui.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in Hong Kong Time (HKT) do not change for daylight saving time, so HKT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

HKT Time Zone Geo Map
HKT timezone map

HKT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +08 - basic short
  • +0800 - basic
  • +08:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0800 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (08) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of eight hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Hotel - Military abbreviation for HKT
  • H - short form of 'Hotel'
IANA/Olson: Reflects HKT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Asia/Hong_Kong
  • Hongkong
Time zones with the GMT +8 offset:
  • ACT - ASEAN Common Time
  • AWST - Australian Western Standard Time
  • BNT - Brunei Darussalam Time
  • CAST - Casey Time
  • CHOT - Choibalsan Time
  • CST - China Standard Time
  • H - Hotel Time Zone
  • HKT - Hong Kong Time
  • HOVST - Hovd Summer Time
  • IRKT - Irkutsk Time
  • KRAST - Krasnoyarsk Summer Time
  • MYT - Malaysia Time
  • PHT - Philippine Time
  • SGT - Singapore Time
  • ULAT - Ulaanbaatar Time
  • WITA - Central Indonesian Time