Berlin to Singapore: time difference and meeting times
Everything you need to schedule between Berlin and Singapore — the current offset, both cities' daylight saving dates, and the hour-by-hour overlap of their working days.
3 hours of full overlap. Both cities are inside normal working hours (09:00–17:59 local) at 07:00–10:00 UTC. Any hour in that range works for both sides without anyone starting early or finishing late.
Hour by hour
| UTC | Berlin | Status | Singapore | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 02:00 | Asleep | 08:00 | Early morning |
| 01:00 | 03:00 | Asleep | 09:00 | Working hours |
| 02:00 | 04:00 | Asleep | 10:00 | Working hours |
| 03:00 | 05:00 | Asleep | 11:00 | Working hours |
| 04:00 | 06:00 | Early morning | 12:00 | Working hours |
| 05:00 | 07:00 | Early morning | 13:00 | Working hours |
| 06:00 | 08:00 | Early morning | 14:00 | Working hours |
| 07:00 | 09:00 | Working hours | 15:00 | Working hours |
| 08:00 | 10:00 | Working hours | 16:00 | Working hours |
| 09:00 | 11:00 | Working hours | 17:00 | Working hours |
| 10:00 | 12:00 | Working hours | 18:00 | Evening |
| 11:00 | 13:00 | Working hours | 19:00 | Evening |
| 12:00 | 14:00 | Working hours | 20:00 | Evening |
| 13:00 | 15:00 | Working hours | 21:00 | Late night |
| 14:00 | 16:00 | Working hours | 22:00 | Late night |
| 15:00 | 17:00 | Working hours | 23:00 | Late night |
| 16:00 | 18:00 | Evening | 00:00 next day | Asleep |
| 17:00 | 19:00 | Evening | 01:00 next day | Asleep |
| 18:00 | 20:00 | Evening | 02:00 next day | Asleep |
| 19:00 | 21:00 | Late night | 03:00 next day | Asleep |
| 20:00 | 22:00 | Late night | 04:00 next day | Asleep |
| 21:00 | 23:00 | Late night | 05:00 next day | Asleep |
| 22:00 | 00:00 next day | Asleep | 06:00 next day | Early morning |
| 23:00 | 01:00 next day | Asleep | 07:00 next day | Early morning |
Green rows are hours when both cities are inside core working hours (09:00–17:59 local). Amber rows are hours when both are awake but at least one is in the early morning or evening. Times shown are for 27 August 2026; the pattern shifts when either city changes its clocks.
Quick conversions
| When it is… | …it is |
|---|---|
| 09:00 in Berlin | 15:00 in Singapore |
| 12:00 in Berlin | 18:00 in Singapore |
| 15:00 in Berlin | 21:00 in Singapore |
| 17:00 in Berlin | 23:00 in Singapore |
Daylight saving
Berlin next moves its clocks back on 25 October 2026, to UTC+1. Singapore does not observe daylight saving — this offset is fixed all year.
Only one side changes its clocks
Berlin observes daylight saving and Singapore does not. The difference between these two cities is therefore not constant — it changes twice a year, entirely because of the Berlin side. A recurring meeting fixed to local time in Singapore will appear to move by an hour in Berlin, and vice versa.
Scheduling across this corridor
Southeast Asia sits far enough ahead of Europe that the overlap falls at the very start of the European day and the very end of the Asian one. Morning in London or Berlin is early evening in Singapore or Jakarta, which is the only realistic meeting window. Neither Singapore nor Indonesia observes daylight saving, so the whole seasonal swing comes from the European side and the gap narrows by an hour when Europe is on summer time.
About Berlin
Berlin runs on Central European Time and is the usual anchor for German-speaking business scheduling. German working hours start early and finish correspondingly early, so late-afternoon calls are less welcome here than in southern Europe — a meaningful consideration on corridors where the European side is being asked to stay late. Clock changes follow the EU schedule.
About Singapore
Singapore holds a fixed offset year-round with no daylight saving, eight hours ahead of UTC — a notable detail given its longitude, since the country sits further east on the clock than the sun would suggest. Its position makes it the standard meeting point for Asian regional business, with a working day that reaches both the European morning and the Australian afternoon.
Add more cities
This page covers two cities. If your team spans three or more, open the interactive grid — it shows every city's working hours side by side and highlights the columns where everyone overlaps.
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Intl API and were last generated on 27 August 2026. See how we calculate these figures.