Ukraine time zone for employers
One clock for Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro and Kharkiv: what your working day is there, city by city, the dates the clock moves and the public holidays of the next 12 months. The people we hire for you in Ukraine work your hours, a full 8-hour day.
All of Ukraine is on one clock, UTC+2 today1. It moves forward to UTC+3 on 28 March 2027 and back to UTC+2 on 31 October 2027. A 2024 law to stay on winter time all year was never signed2.
Your 9–5 in Kyiv, by your city
| Your city | Kyiv against it | Your 9–5 in Kyiv | Gaps in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | +7 h | 4 pm–midnight | 2 |
Daylight in Ukraine
| City | Daylight 15 December | Daylight 15 June |
|---|---|---|
| Kyiv | 07:52–15:54 | 04:46–21:10 |
| Lviv | 08:15–16:23 | 05:15–21:33 |
| Odesa | 07:34–16:11 | 05:03–20:51 |
| Dnipro | 07:25–15:45 | 04:37–20:42 |
| Kharkiv | 07:27–15:34 | 04:25–20:45 |
Public holidays in Ukraine
Under martial law, in force since 24 February 2022, public holidays in Ukraine are working days (Law No. 2136-IX, Article 6, part 6), so a person in Kyiv has none of them off.4
Sources
4 sources, with links
- IANA tz database 2026e: iana.org
- Ukrainian News, Zelenskyy never signed the law on abolishing daylight saving time: ukranews.com
- NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory, solar calculator: gml.noaa.gov
- Verkhovna Rada, Law No. 2136-IX on labour relations under martial law: zakon.rada.gov.ua
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-13.