Time in Crete, Greece now

15:17:45

DaytimeThursday, October 8, 2026Week 41Today: National Depression Screening Day

Key facts

TimezoneEurope/Athens

AbbreviationGMT+3

UTC offsetGMT+3

Unix time1791461865

UTC time2026-10-08T12:17:45.261Z

Current year2026

State / regionCrete

CountryGreece

Cities listed358

Latitude35.280083

Longitude24.638844

Day of weekThursday

Day of year281

Week number41

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Crete on the map

Crete is a state or region in Greece.
Latitude: 35.2801. Longitude: 24.6388
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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Time zone info for Crete

UTC+3

Europe/Athens

Crete follows Europe/Athens. The local time is shown using live browser time, refreshed every second.

Methodology and trust

About this Crete time page

This Crete page combines live clock output with timezone, offset, holiday, and daylight context so the page is useful beyond a single timestamp.

Last reviewedJune 28, 2026

Template logic, page copy, and trust notes were reviewed manually in the current rollout.

Time and DST sourceEurope/Athens

Displayed local time follows the IANA timezone identifier assigned to this page and updates live in the browser.

Weather and solar layerOpen-Meteo + coordinate calculations

Weather context uses Open-Meteo. Sunrise, sunset, and day-length details are shown as informational timing context.

Holiday coverageGR holiday dataset

Calendar and next-holiday data use normalized HolidayFinder coverage with a date-holidays fallback. Regional holiday matches can also include Crete where source coverage is available.

Read the full editorial methodology and data sources, see who publishes the site, or send corrections through the contact page.

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Sunrise, sunset, day length and solar time for Crete

Sunrise: 07:21
Sunset: 18:55
Day length: 11 hr 34 min
Solar noon: 13:09
Estimates use the map coordinates and local date, with local time zone and daylight-saving adjustments. Terrain and weather can affect observed sunrise and sunset.

Crete time now, plus the cities that matter around it

The current time in Crete is 15:17:45 on Thursday, October 8, 2026, using Europe/Athens (GMT+3) as the regional reference. Check the destination city before applying this clock to every place in Crete.

The regional directory covers 358 listed locations. Compare individual destinations or check the wider context in time across Greece.

The largest listed city in the location data is Irakleion. The directory count reflects site coverage, not an official census.

Crete clock, city depth, and timezone context

Crete time right now

The regional clock is 15:17:45 on Thursday, October 8, 2026, using GMT+3 with a live UTC or GMT offset of GMT+3.

358 listed city pages

One listed city reference is time in Chania. Its city page gives a location-specific clock and daylight estimate.

The largest city listed in the available location data is Irakleion.

How statewide time behaves

The current location data for Crete lists 1 time-zone identifier. Coverage may be incomplete.

Crete city clocks and related regional pages

Major city clocks in Crete

The quickest way to go deeper from the state page is to jump to time in Chania, time in Rethymno, time in Achatzikiá, time in Achlada, and time in Achládes. Those pages answer the city-level question directly while keeping the same wider regional context.

Other strong state pages in Greece

If the question is regional but not locked to Crete, these state pages are the best next references: current local time in Attica, current local time in Central Macedonia, current local time in Thessaly, and current local time in Epirus.

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Crete time FAQ

What time is it in Crete right now?

This page shows the current regional time for Crete as 15:17:45 on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

Does all of Crete follow one time zone?

The current records list 1 time-zone identifier for Crete. The available coverage alone cannot establish the rule for every location.

Should I use the state page or a city page?

Use the state page when the question is regional. Use a city page such as time in Chania and time in Rethymno when the decision depends on a specific local clock.

Which location supplies the daylight reference for Crete?

Daylight estimates use Crete, with Europe/Athens for local time. A regional map point may not be the center of any particular city.

How do I compare Crete with another region?

The quickest route is the compare tool or one of the built-in regional links like current local time in California and current local time in Maharashtra.

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358 cities in Crete

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