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Current time in Skopje, North Macedonia

Thursday, 24 September 2026

Central European Summer TimeUTC+02:00

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Skopje time at a glance

Country
North Macedonia
Location
Capital city of North Macedonia
Time zone
Europe/Skopje
UTC offset now
UTC+02:00
Current zone label
CEST
Next clock change
25 October 2026 at 02:00 CET

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Skopje time guide

When does Skopje change its clocks?

Skopje uses UTC+01:00 in winter and UTC+02:00 in summer, following the European seasonal clock-change schedule. The current calculated offset is UTC+02:00.
Standard time
Central European Time (CET), UTC+01:00
Summer time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), UTC+02:00
Time-zone identifier
Europe/Skopje
Skopje and London
Normally 1 hour ahead throughout the year

City and ten municipalities

The City of Skopje is a defined self-government unit

North Macedonia's 2021 census counted 526,502 residents in the City of Skopje. The official city unit covers ten municipalities, so individual municipal figures represent smaller parts of the capital.

Time-zone identity for Skopje

IANA zone
Europe/Skopje
UTC offset now
UTC+02:00
Current zone label
CEST
Clock-change status
An offset change was found in the next 370 days.

Skopje is currently 2 hours ahead of UTC. The named zone, rather than the offset alone, should be used for future dates.

Next clock change in Skopje

UTC+01:00UTC+01:00

This change comes from the IANA Time Zone Database. It is described as an offset change unless its daylight-saving purpose can be verified.

Time-zone history

UTC offset changes for Skopje

A bounded record of offset transitions calculated for Europe/Skopje, covering 2021 through 2031. Events are offset changes; their legal or daylight-saving cause is not inferred.

Previous 5 years

  1. UTC+02:00 UTC+02:00UTC offset decreased by
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Next 5 years

  1. UTC+01:00 UTC+01:00UTC offset decreased by
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Dates are calculated from IANA time-zone rules. The calculation checks for offset changes throughout the displayed period and resolves each change to the nearest second.

Capital city context

About Skopje, capital of North Macedonia

Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia. This page combines its live local clock with location, time-zone, weather, Sun and Moon information.

Capital status
Capital of North Macedonia
Administrative area
Grad Skopje, North Macedonia
Population
474,889
Coordinates
41.9965° N, 21.4314° E. The elevation is 247 metres.

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Sources for Skopje time and city facts

Time-zone calculations use runtime tzdb 2026b. Weather and astronomy sources include their own retrieval times where available.

View 4 sources
  • GeoNames cities15000
    GeoNames · 2026-07-15_01-57-51-849 · CC BY 4.0 · Accessed
    City and country names, administrative area, coordinates and population.
  • IANA Time Zone Database
    Internet Assigned Numbers Authority · 2026b · Public domain · Accessed
    Time-zone names, UTC offsets and clock changes.
  • Unicode Common Locale Data Repository
    Unicode Consortium · 48.0 · Unicode License v3 · Accessed
    English display names for countries, currencies and languages.
  • Census portrait of settlements in North Macedonia
    State Statistical Office of North Macedonia · 2021 census · Accessed
    Official city population, household and dwelling totals.
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