Offset
The time difference between Honolulu and Zürich is 12 hours.
Honolulu (HST) is behind Zürich (CEST).
HST: UTC-10
CEST: UTC+2
Zürich is currently observing daylight saving time; Honolulu is not.
When to schedule
Standard business hours (9 AM–5 PM, Mon–Fri) in Honolulu and Zürich don't overlap on the same weekday. Zürich is 12 hours ahead of Honolulu.
With some flexibility, there are two workable windows outside standard hours, depending on which side takes the early or late slot:
- 7 AM–8 AM in Honolulu (7 PM–8 PM in Zürich) — suggest 7:00 AM Honolulu (7:00 PM Zürich).
- 7 PM–8 PM in Honolulu (7 AM–8 AM the next day in Zürich) — suggest 7:00 PM Honolulu (7:00 AM Zürich).
Either is an early start or late finish for one side, but workable for a one-off meeting.
This window may shift by an hour during daylight saving time.
Public holidays in 2026
National public holidays can affect availability — a counterpart is likely off work on their own holidays, so it's worth planning meetings and deadlines around them.
United States
- New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
- Martin Luther King, Jr. DayMon, Jan 19
- Presidents DayMon, Feb 16
- Memorial DayMon, May 25
- Juneteenth National Independence DayFri, Jun 19
- Independence DayFri, Jul 3
- Labour DayMon, Sep 7
- Columbus DayMon, Oct 12
- Veterans DayWed, Nov 11
- Thanksgiving DayThu, Nov 26
- Christmas DayFri, Dec 25
Switzerland
- New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
- Ascension DayThu, May 14
- Swiss National DaySat, Aug 1
- Christmas DayFri, Dec 25
About these zones
Quick reference
Full 24-hour conversion table — tap any time to open it in the converter.
| Honolulu | Zürich | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 12:00 pm | Same day |
| 1:00 am | 1:00 pm | Same day |
| 2:00 am | 2:00 pm | Same day |
| 3:00 am | 3:00 pm | Same day |
| 4:00 am | 4:00 pm | Same day |
| 5:00 am | 5:00 pm | Same day |
| 6:00 am | 6:00 pm | Same day |
| 7:00 am | 7:00 pm | Same day |
| 8:00 am | 8:00 pm | Same day |
| 9:00 am | 9:00 pm | Same day |
| 10:00 am | 10:00 pm | Same day |
| 11:00 am | 11:00 pm | Same day |
| 12:00 pm | 12:00 am | +1 day |
| 1:00 pm | 1:00 am | +1 day |
| 2:00 pm | 2:00 am | +1 day |
| 3:00 pm | 3:00 am | +1 day |
| 4:00 pm | 4:00 am | +1 day |
| 5:00 pm | 5:00 am | +1 day |
| 6:00 pm | 6:00 am | +1 day |
| 7:00 pm | 7:00 am | +1 day |
| 8:00 pm | 8:00 am | +1 day |
| 9:00 pm | 9:00 am | +1 day |
| 10:00 pm | 10:00 am | +1 day |
| 11:00 pm | 11:00 am | +1 day |
Daylight saving time
Zürich observes daylight saving time; Honolulu does not. The offset between the two zones changes when Zürich transitions: on Sunday, October 25, 2026, clocks fall back from CEST to CET.
See the daylight saving time page for transition dates across every time zone.
Daylight today
- Sunrise
- 5:50 AM
- Sunset
- 7:13 PM
- Day length
- 13h 23m
- Sunrise
- 5:31 AM
- Sunset
- 9:21 PM
- Day length
- 15h 50m
Daylight overlap: 1h 42m — 5:31 PM–7:13 PM in Honolulu (5:31 AM–7:13 AM in Zürich). Both locations are in daylight during this window.
Cities in these zones
Browse all cities to see the current local time anywhere.
Airports in these zones
Airports in Hawaii Time
- HNL
Airports in Central European Time
- ZRH
- BRN
Related conversions
Common conversions
- What is 9:00 am Honolulu in Zürich?
- 9:00 am Honolulu is 9:00 pm Zürich.
- What is 12:00 pm Honolulu in Zürich?
- 12:00 pm Honolulu is 12:00 am Zürich, the next day.
- What is 12:30 pm Honolulu in Zürich?
- 12:30 pm Honolulu is 12:30 am Zürich, the next day.
- What is 2:00 pm Honolulu in Zürich?
- 2:00 pm Honolulu is 2:00 am Zürich, the next day.
- What is 5:00 pm Honolulu in Zürich?
- 5:00 pm Honolulu is 5:00 am Zürich, the next day.
- What is 11:30 pm Honolulu in Zürich?
- 11:30 pm Honolulu is 11:30 am Zürich, the next day.