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Time difference between Berlin and London

London is currently 1 hour behind Berlin. The best shared working window is 08:00–15:00 UTC, 7 hours of it. The table below shows the hours side by side.

Berlin
works with →
London
Berlinyour day
08:00–17:00 local
Londontheir day
09:00–17:00 local
Sharedboth at work
7h
08:00–15:00 UTC
10:00–17:00 in Berlin 09:00–16:00 in London
001224
13:08–13:53 Berlin 12:08–12:53 London
Your team keeps different hours?

National conventions are the default and the public figure. Change them here for your own answer — the chart, the window and the calendar file all follow.

Berlin to
London to

Not on that day. Saturday is a rest day in both Berlin and London. The hours above are what you would share on a day you are both at work.

7hoverlap
easy, Plenty of shared hours, this works like same-office. Best window 08:00–15:00 UTC.
Hour by hour
BerlinLondon
00:00 23:00
01:00 00:00
02:00 01:00
03:00 02:00
04:00 03:00
05:00 04:00
06:00 05:00
07:00 06:00
08:00 07:00
09:00 08:00
10:00 09:00 both at work
11:00 10:00 both at work
12:00 11:00 both at work
13:00 12:00 both at work
14:00 13:00 both at work
15:00 14:00 both at work
16:00 15:00 both at work
17:00 16:00
18:00 17:00
19:00 18:00
20:00 19:00
21:00 20:00
22:00 21:00
23:00 22:00

The difference adjusts automatically for daylight saving in both places. Living in Berlin and working with London? See the rhythm score for basing there.

The working week

Berlin
08:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
London
09:00 to 17:00, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Assumed: we have no verified convention for this country, so the international default is used.

Sources and last check

Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.

Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.

FAQ

How many hours between Berlin and London?

London is 1 hour behind Berlin (-1 hours).

When is the best time for a meeting?

Around 08:00–15:00 UTC, when both working days overlap — Berlin works 08:00–17:00 and London works 09:00–17:00, each in their own local time.