Meeting time

Best time to meet: Zurich and Adelaide

Zurich is 9 hours 30 minutes behind Adelaide right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 8 AM in Zurich, which is 5:30 PM in Adelaide — one of you starts early or stays late.

Tue 4:56 PMZurich · Central European Standard TimeWed 2:26 AMAdelaide · Australian Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Zurich time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

ZurichAdelaide
6 AM3:30 PMAdelaide at work
7 AM4:30 PMAdelaide at work
8 AM5:30 PMEasiest time
9 AM6:30 PMZurich at work
10 AM7:30 PMZurich at work
11 AM8:30 PMZurich at work
12 PM9:30 PMZurich at work
1 PM10:30 PMZurich at work
2 PM11:30 PMZurich at work
3 PM12:30 AM next dayZurich at work
4 PM1:30 AM next dayZurich at work
5 PM2:30 AM next dayBoth off
6 PM3:30 AM next dayBoth off
7 PM4:30 AM next dayBoth off
8 PM5:30 AM next dayBoth off
9 PM6:30 AM next dayBoth off
10 PM7:30 AM next dayBoth off

When the clocks change

The gap moves when either city changes its clocks. The next twelve months:

DatesZurich isBoth at work (Zurich time)Easiest (Zurich / Adelaide)
Now to March 28, 20279 hours 30 minutes behindNone8 AM / 5:30 PM
March 28, 2027 to April 4, 2027
clocks in Zurich go forward
8 hours 30 minutes behindNone8:30 AM / 5 PM
April 4, 2027 to October 3, 2027
clocks in Adelaide go back
7 hours 30 minutes behind9 AM–9:30 AM (30 minutes)9 AM / 4:30 PM
October 3, 2027 to October 31, 2027
clocks in Adelaide go forward
8 hours 30 minutes behindNone8:30 AM / 5 PM
October 31, 2027 onward
clocks in Zurich go back
9 hours 30 minutes behindNone8 AM / 5:30 PM

Zurich keeps the same clock as Berlin.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Adelaide when it is 9 AM in Zurich?
6:30 PM in Adelaide, while Zurich is 9 hours 30 minutes behind.
When is the best time for a call between Zurich and Adelaide?
8 AM in Zurich, which is 5:30 PM in Adelaide. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
Does the time difference between Zurich and Adelaide change during the year?
Yes — it changes 4 times in the next twelve months, when the clocks go forward or back; the dates are in the table above.

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