Current time in Warsaw, Poland
The current local time in Warsaw is shown below. Warsaw observes CET in winter and CEST during daylight saving time.
Daylight saving time
Sunrise & sunset today
Timezone facts
Warsaw in context
Warsaw sits on the Vistula River in east-central Poland, the capital and largest Polish city with around 1.8 million residents in the municipality and a wider metropolitan area of around 3.1 million. The geography is largely flat, with the river dividing the city into the historically more important left (western) bank carrying the Old Town and central business district, and the historically working-class right (eastern) bank now undergoing rapid redevelopment.
Timezone history of Warsaw
Warsaw uses Central European Time, the same as Berlin, Vienna, and most of the EU. Poland sits at the eastern edge of CET, with the next zone change (to EET) occurring at the Belarusian and Ukrainian borders around 200 kilometres east. The country's east-west span is narrow enough that all of Poland operates on a single offset comfortably, though the practical impact of CET in Warsaw is that solar noon arrives noticeably late, close to 13:35 during DST.
Working hours in Warsaw
Warsaw's working day runs 08:30 to 17:00, with the substantial financial-services sector (the Warsaw Stock Exchange and major retail banks) producing a relatively early start for finance. The Polish business culture has shifted markedly since 1989 toward European norms, with shorter lunches and earlier finishes than were once typical. Public holidays include 3 May (Constitution Day, the second-oldest such constitution in the world after the US) and 11 November (Independence Day).