Right now, local time in Cres is 16:56 (GMT+1, UTC+01:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Cres ranks #105936 worldwide by population and #186 in Croatia.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Zagreb GMT+1
- UTC offset
- UTC+01:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 13m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Day length
- 10h 09m
- Solar noon
- 11:47
- Daylight range
- 8h 46m (winter) – 15h 37m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 49% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Cres — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 44.9609° N, 14.4125° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Primorje-Gorski Kotar
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Population
- 2,185 · #105936 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Cres through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 44.96° S, 165.59° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, 877 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Cres today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:02
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Dhuhr
- 11:47
- Asr
- 14:25
- Maghrib
- 16:49
- Isha
- 18:23
- Qibla direction
- 130.0° from north (SE (130°))
Full prayer timetable for Cres — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Cres sits in the Europe/Zagreb time zone, UTC+01:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 09m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 764 cities we cover in Croatia.
Cres's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,012 km away; even Sydney lies some 16,156 km off. Its position on the globe is 44.96° N, 14.41° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 07:56 | −9h |
| Chicago | 09:56 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 12:56 | −4h |
| London | 15:56 | −1h |
| Paris | 16:56 | same time |
| Moscow | 18:56 | +2h |
| Dubai | 19:56 | +3h |
| Mumbai | 21:26 | +4h 30m |
| Singapore | 23:56 | +7h |
| Hong Kong | 23:56 | +7h |
| Tokyo | 00:56 | +8h |
| Sydney | 02:56 | +10h |
Best time to call Cres
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Cres local time:
Cities sharing Cres's time zone
Distances from Cres
| Paris | 1,012 km | WNW (300°) |
| London | 1,296 km | NW (309°) |
| Moscow | 2,022 km | NE (45°) |
| Dubai | 4,253 km | ESE (107°) |
| Mumbai | 6,063 km | E (98°) |
| Chicago | 7,649 km | NW (309°) |
| Hong Kong | 9,000 km | ENE (67°) |
| Tokyo | 9,495 km | NE (42°) |
| São Paulo | 9,805 km | SW (233°) |
| Singapore | 9,855 km | E (89°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,018 km | NW (322°) |
| Sydney | 16,156 km | E (87°) |
Cities near Cres
FAQ
What time is it in Cres right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Cres (Croatia), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Cres in?
Cres runs on the Europe/Zagreb IANA time zone (UTC+01:00), currently abbreviated GMT+1.
Does Cres observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Cres today?
Cres sees sunrise at 06:42 and sunset at 16:51 today, giving 10h 09m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Cres tonight?
The moon phase over Cres tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 48.6% illumination.
What is the antipode of Cres?
The antipode of Cres — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 44.96° S, 165.59° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Waitangi, New Zealand, roughly 877 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Cres?
Cres lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Cres?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Cres, clocks run about 13 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.