Current time in Ukraine
· week 43 · day 294/365
- Time zones
- 2
- Capital zone
- EEST
- UTC now
- UTC+3
- Next change
- Calling code
- +380
- Population
- 40,000,000
- Area
- 603,700 km²
Time difference with your location
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Ukraine time now
Time zones in Ukraine
Ukraine has 2 time zones, from UTC+3 to UTC+3. The capital, Kyiv, is on Eastern European Time (EEST, UTC+3). 1 of the 2 zones change clocks for daylight saving time.
| Time zone | Time now | Next change | Main cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| EESTEastern European Time | UTC+3 | UTC+2 | Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa261 cities |
| MSKMoscow Standard Time | UTC+3 | No DST | Sevastopol, Simferopol, Kerch15 cities |
One row per time-zone behaviour (same offsets in January and July); IANA sub-zones are merged.
Time by state and region in Ukraine
27 states and regions, each with the time of its most populous city. * = the region spans more than one time zone.
| State / region | Time zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Cherkasy Oblast | EEST | |
| Chernihiv Oblast | EEST | |
| Chernivtsi | EEST | |
| Crimea | MSK | |
| Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | EEST | |
| Donetsk Oblast | EEST | |
| Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | EEST | |
| Kharkiv Oblast | EEST | |
| Kherson Oblast | EEST |
| State / region | Time zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Khmelnytskyi Oblast | EEST | |
| Kirovohrad Oblast | EEST | |
| Kyiv City | EEST | |
| Kyiv Oblast | EEST | |
| Luhansk Oblast | EEST | |
| Lviv Oblast | EEST | |
| Mykolaiv Oblast | EEST | |
| Odesa | EEST | |
| Poltava Oblast | EEST |
| State / region | Time zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Rivne Oblast | EEST | |
| Sevastopol City | MSK | |
| Sumy | EEST | |
| Ternopil Oblast | EEST | |
| Vinnytsia Oblast | EEST | |
| Volyn Oblast | EEST | |
| Zakarpattia Oblast | EEST | |
| Zaporizhzhia Oblast | EEST | |
| Zhytomyr Oblast | EEST |
Major cities in Ukraine
The 24 most populous cities, with boroughs and urban districts merged into their city.
| Location | Time zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | EEST | |
| Kharkiv | EEST | |
| Odesa | EEST | |
| Dnipro | EEST | |
| Donetsk | EEST | |
| Lviv | EEST | |
| Zaporizhzhya | EEST | |
| Kryvyi Rih | EEST | |
| Sevastopol | MSK | |
| Mykolayiv | EEST | |
| Vinnytsia | EEST | |
| Luhansk | EEST |
| Location | Time zone | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Makiyivka | EEST | |
| Simferopol | MSK | |
| Chernihiv | EEST | |
| Poltava | EEST | |
| Khmelnytskyi | EEST | |
| Cherkasy | EEST | |
| Chernivtsi | EEST | |
| Zhytomyr | EEST | |
| Sumy | EEST | |
| Rivne | EEST | |
| Horlivka | EEST | |
| Ivano-Frankivsk | EEST |
Time difference with world cities · Ukraine
Current local times, including each location’s current daylight saving offset.
| Location | Time | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | ☀PDT | −10h |
| Mexico City | ☀CST | −9h |
| Washington D.C. | ☀EDT | −7h |
| London | ☀BST | −2h |
| Abuja | ☀WAT | −2h |
| Dublin | ☀IST | −2h |
| Berlin | ☀CEST | −1h |
| Madrid | ☀CEST | −1h |
| Rome | ☀CEST | −1h |
| Paris | ☀CEST | −1h |
| Jerusalem | ☀IDT | same time |
| Riyadh | ☀AST | same time |
| Ankara | ☀TRT | same time |
| Dubai | ☀GST | +1h |
| New Delhi | ☀IST | +2h30m |
| Hanoi | ☀ICT | +4h |
| Bangkok | ☀ICT | +4h |
| Manila | ☀PHT | +5h |
| Beijing | ☀CST | +5h |
| Tokyo | ☀JST | +6h |
| Seoul | ☀KST | +6h |
| Canberra | ☀AEDT | +8h |
| Sydney | ☀AEDT | +8h |
| Wellington | ☀NZDT | +10h |
Ukraine at a glance
- Capital
- Kyiv
- Area
- 603,700 km²
- Population
- 40,000,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)
- Calling code
- +380
- Internet domain
- .ua
- Spoken languages
- Ukrainian, Russian, rom, Polish, Hungarian
- Postal code format
- ###### = digit
Frequently asked questions
How many time zones does Ukraine have?
Ukraine has 2 time zones: EEST (UTC+3) and MSK (UTC+3).
Which time zone is Kyiv in?
Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is on Eastern European Time (EEST), currently UTC+3.
Does Ukraine observe daylight saving time?
Partly. EEST change clocks (next change: Oct 25, 2026, UTC+3 → UTC+2); MSK stay on the same offset all year.
Which states and regions use Eastern European Time?
25 states and regions are on Eastern European Time (EEST, UTC+3), judged by their largest city: Kyiv City, Donetsk Oblast, Kharkiv Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Luhansk Oblast, Odesa, Lviv Oblast, Poltava Oblast, and 17 more.
Which states and regions use Moscow Standard Time?
2 states and regions are on Moscow Standard Time (MSK, UTC+3), judged by their largest city: Crimea and Sevastopol City.
What is the calling code and currency of Ukraine?
The international calling code of Ukraine is +380 and its currency is the Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH). Its internet domain is .ua.