Current Time in Gjirokastër, Albania
2:31:36 AM
02:31:36
CEST (Central European Summer Time) · UTC+02:00
Europe/Tirane
Time zone details
Gjirokastër is observing daylight saving time in 2026
Daylight in Gjirokastër
Location facts
Place
- Country
- Albania
- Administrative area
- Gjirokastër County
- District
- Bashkia Gjirokastër
- Place type
- City or town
- Country currency
- Albanian Lek (ALL)
Practical
- Languages
- Albanian, Greek
- Dialing code
- +355
- Population
- 23,437
- Elevation
- Approximately 286 m (DEM estimate)
Geography
- Geographic coordinates
- 40° 04' N / 20° 08' E
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Clock changes in Gjirokastër
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
2026
past
Daylight saving time starts
2:00 AM CET3:00 AM CEST
Clocks move forward 1 hour
upcoming
Daylight saving time ends
3:00 AM CEST2:00 AM CET
Clocks move back 1 hour
Future clock changes, 2027–2030
Sun & Moon details
Sun
- Sunrise
- Solar noon
- Sunset
- Daylight duration
- 12 hr 36 min2 min 35 sec shorter than the previous day
Twilight
- Civil twilight
- –
- Nautical twilight
- –
- Astronomical twilight
- –
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Sun
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Day length
- 12 hr 36 min2 min 35 sec shorter than the previous day
- Solar noon
- (54.0° altitude)
Civil twilight
- Dawn to dusk
- –
Additional twilight
- Nautical dawn to dusk
- –
- Astronomical dawn to dusk
- –
Moon
- Phase
- New Moon (2% illuminated)
- Moonrise
- Moonset
- Previous principal phase
- New Moon — Friday, September 11, 2026 at
- Next principal phase
- First Quarter — Friday, September 18, 2026 at
Seven-day daylight outlook
| Local date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Daily change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 hr 36 min | 2 min 35 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 33 min | 2 min 36 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 31 min | 2 min 36 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 28 min | 2 min 36 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 25 min | 2 min 37 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 23 min | 2 min 36 sec shorter than the previous day | |||
| 12 hr 20 min | 2 min 37 sec shorter than the previous day |
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Time context
Gjirokastër follows the same clock and daylight-saving rules as Tirana
Current time offsetUTC+02:00 (CEST)
View time differencesUpcoming national public holidays in Albania
- Mother Teresa Day
- Independence Day
- Liberation Day
Nearby scheduled airports for Gjirokastër, Albania
Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International AirportCFULarge airport · Serves Kerkyra (Corfu), Greece56.2 km south-southwest
Source: OurAirports record · CFU / LGKR
About 56.2 km (34.9 mi) south-southwest of Gjirokastër
Scheduled airline service in source data
Ioannina King Pyrrhus National AirportIOAMedium airport · Serves Ioannina, Greece72.0 km southeast
Source: OurAirports record · IOA / LGIO
About 72.0 km (44.7 mi) southeast of Gjirokastër
Scheduled airline service in source data
Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle AirportOHDLarge airport · Serves Ohrid, North Macedonia133 km north-northeast
Source: OurAirports record · OHD / LWOH
About 133 km (82.6 mi) north-northeast of Gjirokastër
Scheduled airline service in source data
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Frequently asked questions
- What time zone is Gjirokastër in?
- Gjirokastër currently uses Central European Summer Time (CEST). Its IANA time zone is Europe/Tirane.
- When is the next clock change in Gjirokastër?
- Clocks in Gjirokastër move backward 1 hour on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM, changing from CEST (UTC+02:00) to CET (UTC+01:00)
- Is Gjirokastër currently on daylight saving time?
- Gjirokastër is observing daylight saving time in 2026
- What is the UTC offset in Gjirokastër right now?
- Gjirokastër is currently UTC+02:00