Freiburg uses Europe/Berlin — UTC+01:00 (CET) in standard time and UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. It is located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Freiburg's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Freiburg uses UTC+01:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
UTC+02:00 (CEST) during daylight saving time. Clocks move forward one hour in spring and back one hour in autumn.
The official IANA time zone name for Freiburg is Europe/Berlin. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
Spring forward: 29 March 2026 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 25 October 2026 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 28 March 2027 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 31 October 2027 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 26 March 2028 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 29 October 2028 at 03:00 → 02:00
Spring forward: 25 March 2029 at 02:00 → 03:00
Fall back: 28 October 2029 at 03:00 → 02:00
Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt
Currency: Euro (EUR). Calling code: +49. Languages: German.
Freiburg im Breisgau, usually shortened to Freiburg, is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of about 355,000 (2021), while the greater Freiburg metropolitan area (Einzugsgebiet) has about 660,000 (2018).
Freiburg is located at the southwestern foothills of the Black Forest, on the Dreisam River, a tributary of the Elz. It is Germany's southwestern- and southernmost city with a population exceeding 100,000. It lies in the Breisgau, one of Germany's warmest regions, in the south of the Upper Rhine Plain.
Its city limits reach from the Schauinsland summit (1,284 metres (4,213 ft)) in the Black Forest to 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the French border, while Switzerland is 42 kilometres (26 mi) to the south. The city is situated in the major wine-growing region of Baden and, together with Offenburg, serves as a tourist entry-point to the scenic Black Forest.
According to meteorological statistics, Freiburg held the all-time German temperature record of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) from 2003 to 2015.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Freiburg im Breisgau. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
237,460 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00 (CET).
Observes DST.
Euro (EUR) · +49.
Basel, Strasbourg, Winterthur
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) about 88.7 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 16.1°C and lows 7.8°C. Warmest month: August (average high 26.5°C); coolest month: January (average low 0.2°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Region: Baden-Wurttemberg · IANA zone: Europe/Berlin · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Freiburg and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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