Right now, local time in Thessaloníki is 14:37 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Thessaloníki ranks #1905 worldwide by population and #2 in Greece.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Athens GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 13m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Day length
- 10h 25m
- Solar noon
- 12:13
- Daylight range
- 9h 16m (winter) – 15h 05m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 50% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Thessaloníki — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
- Coordinates
- 40.6407° N, 22.9349° E
- Hemisphere
- Northern · Eastern
- Elevation
- At or near sea level
- Region
- Central Macedonia
- Country
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- Population
- 317,778 · #1905 worldwide
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Thessaloníki through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 40.64° S, 157.07° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 2,093 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Thessaloníki today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:27
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Dhuhr
- 12:13
- Asr
- 15:00
- Maghrib
- 17:24
- Isha
- 18:51
- Qibla direction
- 138.2° from north (SE (138°))
Full prayer timetable for Thessaloníki — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Thessaloníki sits in the Europe/Athens time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 25m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1132 cities we cover in Greece.
Thessaloníki's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 1,856 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,442 km off. Its position on the globe is 40.64° N, 22.93° 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 | 04:37 | −10h |
| Chicago | 06:37 | −8h |
| São Paulo | 09:37 | −5h |
| London | 12:37 | −2h |
| Paris | 13:37 | −1h |
| Moscow | 15:37 | +1h |
| Dubai | 16:37 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:07 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:37 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 20:37 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 21:37 | +7h |
| Sydney | 23:37 | +9h |
Best time to call Thessaloníki
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Thessaloníki local time:
Cities sharing Thessaloníki's time zone
Distances from Thessaloníki
| Paris | 1,856 km | NW (306°) |
| Moscow | 1,994 km | NNE (28°) |
| London | 2,136 km | NW (312°) |
| Dubai | 3,442 km | ESE (110°) |
| Mumbai | 5,295 km | ESE (102°) |
| Chicago | 8,487 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,514 km | ENE (72°) |
| Singapore | 9,141 km | E (95°) |
| Tokyo | 9,353 km | NE (47°) |
| São Paulo | 10,118 km | WSW (239°) |
| Los Angeles | 10,807 km | NNW (328°) |
| Sydney | 15,442 km | E (98°) |
Cities near Thessaloníki
- Neapoli1 km · 14:37
- Ampelókipoi2 km · 14:37
- Sykiés2 km · 14:37
- Ágios Pávlos2 km · 14:37
- Stavroúpoli3 km · 14:37
- Políchni3 km · 14:37
- Triandría4 km · 14:37
- Évosmos4 km · 14:37
FAQ
What time is it in Thessaloníki right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Thessaloníki (Greece), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Thessaloníki in?
Thessaloníki runs on the Europe/Athens IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Thessaloníki 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 Thessaloníki today?
Thessaloníki sees sunrise at 07:00 and sunset at 17:25 today, giving 10h 25m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Thessaloníki tonight?
The moon phase over Thessaloníki tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 50.1% illumination.
What is the antipode of Thessaloníki?
The antipode of Thessaloníki — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 40.64° S, 157.07° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 2,093 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Thessaloníki?
Thessaloníki lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Thessaloníki?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Thessaloníki, clocks run about 13 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.