Time in Europe

However, due to geographical and cultural factors, it is not practical to divide the world so evenly, and actual time zones may differ significantly from those based purely on longitude.

However, for example Spain (almost entirely in the Western hemisphere) and France (almost entirely west of 7.5°E, as illustrated in the map below) should theoretically use UTC, as they did before the Second World War.

The European Commission proposed in September 2018 ending the observance of summer time in the EU.

[3] In March 2019, the European Parliament voted in favour of proposing ending seasonal clock changes in 2021.

Of the 27 EU member states (all use daylight saving time in the summer): Of non-EU member states: The overseas territories of Denmark, France, and Netherlands are mostly located outside Europe and use other time zones.

Time in Europe :
Light Blue Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC )
Blue Western European Time / Greenwich Mean Time ( UTC )
Western European Summer Time / British Summer Time / Irish Standard Time ( UTC+1 )
Red Central European Time ( UTC+1 )
Central European Summer Time ( UTC+2 )
Yellow Eastern European Time / Kaliningrad Time ( UTC+2 )
Ochre Eastern European Time ( UTC+2 )
Eastern European Summer Time ( UTC+3 )
Green Moscow Time / Turkey Time ( UTC+3 )
Turquoise Armenia Time / Azerbaijan Time / Georgia Time / Samara Time ( UTC+4 )
▉ ▉ ▉ ▉ Pale colours: Standard time observed all year
▉ ▉ ▉ Dark colours: Summer time observed
This map shows the difference between legal time and local mean time in Europe during the winter. Most of Western Europe and the western part of European Russia are significantly ahead of local solar time.
This map shows the difference between legal time and local mean time in Europe during the summer. Most of Western Europe is significantly ahead of local solar time.